Images Dated 6th November 2004

A marine serving with Mortar Platoon, 40 Commando Royal Mari

Digital photograph: A marine serving with Mortar Platoon, 40 Commando Royal Marine attached to the Black Watch Battle Group at Camp Dogwood takes an opportunity to have a field shower during a fire missions.Photographed by WO2 Giles Penfound, Army Media Operations, Iraq, Operation BRACKEN, 5 November 2004.From a CD entitled Iraq Conflict. Operation Telic, compiled by WO2 Penfound, for an exhibition at the NAM provisionally entitled Portrait (Project: Operation TELIC).Associated with 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Battle Group, Iraq (2003-).The area occupied by the Marines consisted of a series of derelict buildings on what was a former chemical works located near Baghdad.Operation BRACKEN: The Multi National Division South East - MND(SE) - Divisional Reserve based on the 1st Battalion The Black Watch (The Royal Highland Regiment) Battle Group (1BW BG) was authorised by the British Prime Minister to conduct operations in the 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit (United States) area of operations South of Baghdad. The 1 BW BG consisted of Battle Group Headquarters (HQ), A, B, D and HQ Company as well as attachments from 40 Commando Royal Marines, B Squadron Queen's Dragoon Guards and supported by a variety of Combat Support (Signals, Royal Engineers, Intelligence Corps) and Combat Service Support (Royal Logistic Corps, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) elements. Date: 2004

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Dancers on Rapa Nui Language Day, a fiesta organised by the local school by way of student performance assessment and celebration of the end of the educational year Hanga Roa (capital township of the island), Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

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A Fiesta Organised By The Loca, Dancers On Rapa Nui Language Day

Raccoon - At garden pond, night time, searching for food, autumn

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Raccoon - At garden pond, night time, searching for food, autumn.
Lower Saxonx, Gremany.
Procyon lotor
Duncan Usher
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Europe, European, Foraging, Germany, In Garden, Introduced Species, M Ammals, Mammal, Night, Nocturnal, Pond, Ponds, Raccoon, Raccoons, Single, Water, Wild Life