David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Black oats (Avena strigosa) , grown by crofters ,who create sillage and feed it to their cattle in the winter. Berneray, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), in strips of cultivated machair. North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK,

David Woodfall / Sequence of strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

Milan Radisics / Falconer with Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) to keep other bird away from airport, Budapest Airport, Hungary, March 2009

Michael Pitts / Eastern Island showing the WW2 airstrip which was used to launch the initial attack on the Japanese fleet for the Battle of Midway, Midway, Central Pacific.

Jose B. Ruiz / Aerial view of cultivated farmland in strips, Seville, Spain

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

David Woodfall / Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Bugloss (Echium vulgare) in strips on machair. North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum ) growing amongst Black Oats (Avena strigosa) , in strips of cultivated machair. North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Strips of Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) with silage bags on machair, Berneray, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Crofters harvesting potatoes from cultivated strips of sand machair. A traditional and sustainable agricultural practices., North Uist, Scotland, UK. July 2016.

David Woodfall / Crofter harvesting potatoes from cultivated strips of sand machair, a traditional and sustainable agricultural practice, North Uist, Scotland, UK. July 2016.

David Woodfall / Crofter harvesting potatoes from cultivated strips of sand machair, a traditional and sustainable agricultural practice, North Uist, Scotland, UK. July 2016.

David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) growing amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) in strips of cultivated machair, North Uist, Outher Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in strips of cultivated machair, North Uist, Outher Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking over Black Oats (Avena strigosa) growing in strips on cultivated Machair, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated machair, bare sand with added seaweed to make it possible to grow crops by crofters in a sustainable way. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Sequence of strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Strips of ploughed Machair, farmed by crofters and vital habitat for breeding Little terns (Sterna albifrons ) and Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina). North Uist, Scotl...

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Machair, bare sand with added seaweed to make it possible to grow crops by crofters in a sustainable way. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) growing amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa), in strips of cultivated machair. North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Field of grass partially mown for the production of sileage leaving uncut strips and field margins, providing habitat for insects and other wildlife, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Strips of purple Vipers bugloss( Echium plantagineum) and Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) with Cornish coast in background background . Bosregan Meadows,St Just Cornwall,England ,UK

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Machair - bare sand with added seaweed to act as fertilizer.Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial view oof snow-covered Rapa delta. The river channels are bordered by narrow strips of Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest. Laponia UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden. Highly com...

Ernie Janes / Long strips of Croft farmland, with grazing sheep, Baile Mor, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Onne van der Wal / Aerial view of runway of Hamilton Island Airport, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. November 2012.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Batwa Pygmy villagers on Monkoto airstrip with 'Aviation Sans Frontier' pilots and plane. Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008-2009.

Fabrice Cahez / Strips of cultivated land with forest in background , Vosges, France, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Aerial image of strips of farmland in Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain, May 2011

Juergen Freund / Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) on sandy beach. Queensland, Australia, February

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Strips of Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) meat drying on meat rack. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland.

Aflo / N-18804 Field of mixed cultivated flowers grown in strips, Hokkaido, Japan.

Aflo / N-18802 Field of cultivated Poppies {Papaver sp} and strips of other flowers, Hokkaido, Japan.

Aflo / N-17705 Soft focus field of Tulips {Tulipa sp} Washington, USA.

Juergen Freund / Man preparing strips of bark of Breadfruit / Paper mulberry tree {Artocarpus altilis} to make into sheets of bark cloth, Tonga, Melanesia, 2007

Lisa Hoffner / Colombian man cutting strips of recycled plastic bags to be woven into products.This project has recycled more than 1.5 million plastic bags and provides an income to the village living around the for...

Wild Wonders of Europe / López / Ploughed and cultivated strips, farmland, Poland, May 2009

Mark Moffett / Ant (Thaumatomyrmex sp) worker using her long-toothed mandibles to hold her bristly millipede prey while she strips off its hairs before eating, Tiputini, Ecuador

Tim Laman / A woman strips bark from Mangrove logs to be made into charcoal. Charcoal production near Taiping, Malaysia, where (Rhizophora apiculata) mangrove wood from the Matang Mangroves is used to produce cha...

Juergen Freund / Woman preparing strips of bark of Breadfruit / Paper mulberry tree {Artocarpus altilis} to make into sheets of bark cloth, Tonga, Melanesia, 2007

Juergen Freund / Women preparing strips of bark of Breadfruit / Paper mulberry tree {Artocarpus altilis} to make into sheets of bark cloth, Tonga, Melanesia, 2007

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed Dog (Schnauzer-mix) raising bandaged paw with medical strips on its body

Willem Kolvoort / Juvenile Pike (Esox lucius) has little Perch prey (Perca fluviatilis) in its mouth but in the wrong position, it will need to turn it before it can swallow it, sand winning pit, Holland

Niall Benvie / Crop strips for encouraging wildlife as seen at FFWAG demonstration farm (Free Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group) Lothian, Scotland, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Paper wasp {Polistes cinerascens} strips flesh from Assassin bug, Argentina

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluelined / Kasmira snapper {Lutjanus kasmira} Andaman sea, Thailand

Jabruson / Maasai traditional ceremony, Kedong Valley, Rift valley, Kenya. Woman building ritual house in E-unoto ceremony. 1985

Jabruson / Maasai traditional ceremony, Kedong Valley, Rift valley, Kenya. Mother strips bark off {Acacia} tree for binding hut sticks. 1985

Ashley Cooper / View looking down the steep sea cliffs on to cultivated strips of land along the coast, Cabo Girao, Madeira. March, 2023.

Doug Allan / C17 Globemaster drops tailgate before staff offload cargo, ice runway, American McMurdo research station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

Doug Allan / Cargo being offloaded from C17 Globemaster, ice runway, American McMurdo research station, Ross Island, Antarctica.

Doug Allan / Volcanic Mt Erebus is visible from ice airstrip where cargo is being dropped, McMurdo Station, Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Doug Allan / Sign for American Pegasus White Ice Runway, an aircraft runway that operates in summer on the Ross Ice Shelf, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Roland Seitre / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) standing on runway in front of stationary Mirage interception jet, France. Peregrine is used to chase birds away from the runways to avoid collisions with aircraft...

Frederique Olivier / Dumont d'Urville station runway, which was built by blasting 3 islands flat and was subsequently never utilised to land planes, now used as cargo storage. Antarctica. March 2012

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of wheat seedlings pushing through strips of bare, cultivated land in spring, turning the landscape green. Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.