Portrait of Barbara MacRoberts and Walter Shepherd
Date
1969
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Creator
Lary Shaffer (1947, American) , Zoologist
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width (reversal film (colour slide)): 35mm
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Description
Three-quarter length portrait of Barbara MacRoberts and Walter Shepherd taken at Walney Island, Cumbria, England. They are shown studying a sea holly plant, Eryngium maritimum, growing in the sand dunes.
One of a series of images taken or collected by Lary Shaffer for the Oxford Animal Behaviour Research Group.
Barbara MacRoberts, botanist, animal behaviourist and research officer to the Oxford Animal Behaviour Research Group.
Walter Shepherd, Nature Reserve warden at Walney Island, appointed in 1963.
Lary Shaffer (b.1947) American animal behaviourist and photographer, studied under Niko Tinbergen for his doctorate in zoology and acted as a natural history cameraman for BBC and other projects, 1968-1976.
One of a series of images taken or collected by Lary Shaffer for the Oxford Animal Behaviour Research Group.
Barbara MacRoberts, botanist, animal behaviourist and research officer to the Oxford Animal Behaviour Research Group.
Walter Shepherd, Nature Reserve warden at Walney Island, appointed in 1963.
Lary Shaffer (b.1947) American animal behaviourist and photographer, studied under Niko Tinbergen for his doctorate in zoology and acted as a natural history cameraman for BBC and other projects, 1968-1976.
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