Reserve Collection (page 5)

Russian Desman - typical habitat (Desmana moschata). Okski Biospheric Nature Reserve; Central Russia, 50 km east from Ryazan town

Russian Desman - adults from one burrow - feed on a fresh-water mussels (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve, river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - adult on hind legs, searches environment with its sense of smell (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - feeds on a fresh-water mussel (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - female, view from back (note the flat tail) (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - female searches environment with its sense of smell, typical posture (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - adult female - searches environment with its sense of smell after feeding on a fresh-water mussel, typical posture (Desmana moschata)

Russian Desman - habitat (Desmana moschata). River Pra, a tributary of river Oka, territory of Okski Biospheric Nature Reserve, Central Russia

Abandoned hut of a forest keeper on river Negustyah bank (typical siberian log hut). tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Reflections in a small lake in taiga forest at dusk. Golden-eye male duck swims on water (Bucephala clangula). Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia. Spring

Ground Pine / Clubmoss - in spring (Lycopodium complanatum). Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia. Typical plant on taiga-forest floor near river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement

Wood sorrel - flowering in spring (Oxalis acetosella). Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia. Typical plant on taiga-forest floor near river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement

Taiga-forest canopy, mostly of pine trees. basin of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Nest of Black-tailed Godwit - one egg is hatching (Limosa limosa). marsh near river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Black-tailed Godwit - nervous about intruders on his breeding territory on a typical marsh near river Bolshoi Ugan (Limosa limosa)

Siberian Salamander - Adult; rare but typical in mossy habitats and puddles of taiga forest floor near river Negustyah (Salamadrella keyserlingii Dybows)

European / Common ADDER - adults; pre-copulation breeding behaviour (Vipera berus). river Ugutka bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia

Siberia, Russia - Lake Baikal

Russia - Lake Baikal Siberia

Russia - Lake Baikal Wildlife Reserve. Siberia

Ships in Reserve Dock, San Diego, California, USA. Date: 1920s

MUSKRAT - swimming in lake (an old river bed) near river Negustyah (Ondatra zibethica L.). a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Tundra / Root Vole - feeds on plants at river Negustyah bank at night (Microtus oeconomus (Pall.)). (tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan) typical across Siberian plains; Uganskii Nature Reserve, Siberia

Northern Birch Mouse - explores willow branch, feeding on buds (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve

Northern red-backed VOLE, two young brothers feed on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas)

Northern red-backed vole - on taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas). a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia

Northern birch mouse feeds on bird cherry (Prunus padus L.) buds and flowers (Sicista betulina Pallas). river Negustyah bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

R. A. F. Reserve Flying Club Display spectators
A page of sketches by H.H.Harris showing some of the guests and spectators at the inaugural display of the R.A.F. Reserve Flying Club at the Hatfield Aerodrome Date: 22 July 1933

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Army Reserve
Proclamation regarding Army Reserve (Military Service Act, 1916) Army Form D 471/1, dated 10 February 1916. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916

Poster - British Military
King Edwards Horse, The Kings Oversea Dominions Regiment, Special Reserve, Colonel in Chief His Majesty the King. Coloured chromolithograph poster after Hassall, 1908 (c)

Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915
The Bystander contrasts the militancy of demonstrating suffragettes outside Buckingham Palace in the summer of 1914, before the outbreak of World War One

Naval reserves called up at the outbreak of World War I
Naval reforms inaugurated by Lord Fisher included the establishment of a Naval Reserve which could be added to the strength of the fleet whenever was necessary

Hand carved oak plaque entitled Unconquerable showing portraits of King Albert and Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kaiser - So you ve lost all. King Albert - Not my Soul. Carved by Sergeant G

Officers playing cards at the Army & Navy Club, London
Wounded 1854-1918- Officers playing cards at the Army & Navy Club, London. The painting in the background is Saving The Colours by Robert Gibbs. It shows The Guards at Inkerman, 5th November 1854

Lord Graham, 1916
James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose (1878 1954), Scottish nobleman, politician and engineer, pictured before he succeeded to the Dukedom during the First World War while serving as a commander in

Cambridge boat-race members during World War I
Many members of the Cambridge University boat-race team applied for commission within days of the outbreak of war, some for the Special Reserve and some for the Territorials. 1914

Post Office savings bank girls in Womens Reserve Ambulance
Girls of the Post Office Savings Bank in Blythe Road, West Kensington as part of the Womens Reserve Ambulance, with one of their number, Lieutenant Yates

Somme troops keep in reserve counter attack WWI
During battles of the Somme troops which had taken part in an attack were withdrawn from the front line as soon as possible and kept in reserve for counter attacks

Women as war-time firemen in their bunks
Members of the Womens Volunteer Reserve in bunks at the Holborn Union Workhouse for aged women, due to being in attendance day and night for duty. Date: 1916

British motor boat reserve at sea by G. H. Davis
A vessel of the British Royal Naval motor boat reserve (foreground) in action at sea during the First World War. Date: 1915

British troops in reserve trench, Western Front, WW1
British troops in a reserve trench on the Western Front in the snow during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Welsh Guards in trench near Guillemont, Western Front, WW1
Men of the Welsh Guards in a reserve trench near Guillemont, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British officers dining in trench, Western Front, WW1
British officers dining in a reserve trench on the Western Front before moving up the line during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Gordon Highlanders playing cards, WW1
Gordon Highlanders playing cards in a reserve trench before moving up the line on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Gordon Highlanders in trench, Western Front, WW1
Gordon Highlanders cutting up rations in a reserve trench before moving up to the front line on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Cartoon, Polish view of German reservists, WW1
Cartoon depicting a satirical Polish view of the German reservist army (or Landsturm) with makeshift weapons including pitchforks during the First World War. Date: September 1914

Naval reservist on duty, Sidmouth beacon light, WW1
A fisherman who is a naval reservist on night duty under the Sidmouth beacon light in the early weeks of the First World War

Mealtime in British reserve trench, Western Front, WW1
Mealtime in a British reserve trench on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

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