Your photos: Grazing deer and a singing bird

Allen CookWest Midlands
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Twostring A close-up of a bird with its beak slightly open as it sits on what appears to be the side of a chair with rattan, woven fabric. The bird has a mainly black head and neck with two streaks of white. The rest of its body ranges from grey green to black and white.BBC Weather Watchers/Twostring
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Red Robin A number of deer, some with antlers, are grazing among tall grass in front of the windows of a big, stone building. Between them and the house are several trees with bare branches.BBC Weather Watchers/Red Robin

This close-up was taken in Leek in Staffordshire.
These deer in Charlecote in Warwickshire were snapped by Red Robin.

We love to feature your photographs showing the beauty of the West Midlands, its landscapes and scenes - and here are some of the best from the past week, ranging from more flowers breaking into bloom as winter starts to fade, to deer grazing.

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For inspiration, view some top tips here from three of England's Big Picture photographers.

News image@photosbyvaleb1 Four people walk away from us along a pavement with long shadows behind them, it is nighttime. To the left of them is a red-brown wall with stenciled writing on it while to the right are several cars. In the distance, the lights of a tower block can be seen.@photosbyvaleb1
This street scene in Digbeth, Birmingham, was shared with us via Instagram

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