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wallpaper for your desktop
August
- Osprey and Stock Dove
To liven up your computer desktop, we've got together with
some great photographers to allow you to download stunning
wallpapers for your computer. We'll post two new wallpapers
up every month for you to choose from, all of species relevant
to the month ahead. Photos have been provided courtesy of:
Note that the copyright for these images remains with the
photographer, and they are for use as desktop wallpapers only.
For reproduction or other uses, please contact the photographer
directly.
Which size image do you need?
The size of picture you should download will depend on your
screen size, so to check this right click on your desktop
and click on Properties, and then Settings.
How do I download the image?
Windows users
To download the image click on the correct screen size below
and then on the image itself right-click and select 'Set as
Background'
Mac users (OS X)
Hold 'Ctrl' and click on the correct screen size link below
and then choose the 'Save linked file to Desktop' option,
then move the file somewhere you'll remember. Then just open
'System Preferences' and select the 'Desktop and Screensaver'
option, then navigate to the place you saved the image and
select it.
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Stock
Dove |
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Osprey is the most cosmopolitan of all birds of
prey, found all continents except Antarctica. In Britain,
it was a regular breeding bird until being decimated
through persecution until, by 1916, just one pair
remained in Scotland. Increased protection at Loch
Garten eventually saw Ospreys successfully breeding
in 1959, and Scotland is now home to around 200 pairs.
Birds have also been reintroduced into England, and
details of the project at Rutland Water can be found
here.
The scientific name Pandion haliaetus derives
from Pandion, the mythical Greek king of Attica, and
the Greek 'halos' (meaning the sea) and 'aetos' (meaning
eagle).
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Stock
Dove numbers in the 1950s and 1960s were severely
affected by organochlorine seed-dressings, many of which
had lethal effects. Since their use ceased, the population
has increased
rapidly, though does now appear to have leveled
off at around 310,000 pairs.
Nesting in holes, birds will also take
advantage of rabbit burrows, and in East Anglia warreners
would block the holes with crossed sticks. This meant
the parent birds could still feed the chicks whilst
preventing them from leaving the nest, so they could
be taken later for the pot.
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As the months pass, we'll build up a set of wallpapers for
each month, so to see other images to download, click
here
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