Your pictures on the theme of 'springtime'

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We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of 'springtime'. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Image source, Jack Doran
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Jack Doran: "The tip of a new fern frond in the final stages of unwinding itself."
Image source, Mihaela Sofronea
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Mihaela Sofronea: "The breathtaking snow-capped FagaraČ™ peaks stand as sentinels of the past winter, their presence contrasting with the purple life around."
Image source, Guy Greenwood:
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Guy Greenwood: "Sold, subject to contract. A blue tit inspecting our nest box in the garden. It later moved in and now we have a brood in the box and a lot of flying in and out, feeding them. We are now waiting for the fledglings to appear."
Image source, Justin Rowlands
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Justin Rowlands: "A camera-shy chick."
Image source, Mark Aliakbar
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Mark Aliakbar: "A beautiful morning walk at Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire National Trust."
Image source, Marius van Tetterode
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Marius van Tetterode: "Now it is springtime. Sun and dandelion"
Image source, David Hunt
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David Hunt: "Checking into the Bee Hotel."
Image source, Jane Luetkens
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Jane Luetkens: "Two springtime jobs: painting toenails ready for sandals, and clearing the moss that has grown over the winter. And I was joined by a butterfly!"
Image source, Verna Evans
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Verna Evans: "It's springtime swim-time for this Egyptian goose family in Richmond Park, Surrey."
Image source, Oliver Kupferschmidt
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Oliver Kupferschmidt: "How to change your clock for daylight saving time? Spring forward! Like this little pinto, near Berlin. In autumn, fall back."
Image source, Stuart Manktelow:
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Stuart Manktelow: "On our recent trip to Namibia, we saw many Springboks in the remote areas of Damaraland. Every time we saw them we would say 'springtime'!"
Image source, Mark Weaver
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Mark Weaver: "A frolicking spring lamb - in the Elan Valley, Mid Wales - stops to glance at its mother, perhaps hoping she caught sight of his new tricks?"
Image source, Diana Woodhouse
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Diana Woodhouse: "A Greylag goose protecting her goslings from an inquisitive mallard."
Image source, Michael Heinrich
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Michael Heinrich: "Some grape hyacinths - suddenly above us, on the steep slope of what is left of the walls in the grounds of Falkenstein Castle (Taunus), near Frankfurt."
Image source, Rachael Blakey
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Rachael Blakey: "An otter in rural New Brunswick, Canada."
Image source, Claire Sheppard
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Claire Sheppard: "6.45am in a field near Breamore, Hampshire and these hares were enjoying their boxing match in the spring sunshine."
Image source, John Earnshaw
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John Earnshaw: "Dunstanburgh Castle gorse."
Image source, Doris Ender
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Doris Ender: "When I noticed these cleaning mops, I was reminded of my upcoming spring-cleaning."
Image source, Kenneth King
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Kenneth King: "Newborn Canada goslings can be found roaming around the meadow of Aztec West business park in Bristol, signalling the beginning of the life cycle of Canada geese, as well as all the wildlife surrounding them in spring - a major contrast to the seemingly idle office buildings."
Image source, John Lanagan
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John Lanagan: "Caterpillar on a Magnolia bud, taken in Sheringham Park, Norfolk."
Image source, Fiona Preece
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Fiona Preece: "Multiple exposure of this classic springtime flower gives a lovely, dreamy, ethereal feel."
Image source, Lloyd Rowan
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Lloyd Rowan: "Wood sorrel growing in Grizedale forest, in Cumbria."
Image source, George Collins
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George Collins: "I lay the camera on the ground beneath the flowers, then use manual focus, flash and self-timer to create these vivid photographs - where the flowers tower over the viewer."

The next theme is "bridges" and the deadline for entries is 30 May 2023.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

All photographs subject to copyright.

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