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Foxes, flowers and flyers star in nature display

Duncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and Cumbria
News imageAudrey Wooler A red fox mirrored perfectly in a pond. The background is totally black and there is green foliage around the fox's feet. The fox appears to be eating as it looks straight towards the camera.Audrey Wooler
Audrey Wooler took this striking picture of a fox at Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway

Foxes, flowers and birds in flight are among the subjects set to star in a nature reserve's photography exhibition.

Members of the Low Barns Photography Group are preparing for their third annual exhibition at the Durham Wildlife Trust site near Bishop Auckland.

Entry will be free with the display open at Low Barns between 10:00 BST and 16:00 from 23 to 28 August.

Here are some of the images which were taken across the North East, Cumbria and beyond.

News imageChris White A large bird with all white feathers, a long curved neck and long sharp yellow beak stands next to a tree.Chris White
This Great White Egret was photographed near Darlington by Chris White
News imageRonnie McDonald An island with a dozen or so green trees sits in the middle of a lake shrouded in a low thin mist, giving an ethereal quality. The hills beyond are brown and dark green with white patches of snow at the top. The island, hills and mist are all reflected in the serene and smooth lake surface.Ronnie McDonald
Ronnie McDonald managed to catch the morning mist at Rydal Water in the Lake District
News imageRon Hall A butterfly with a grey body and see-through wings with black lines across them and orange and white rims sits on a cluster of small yellow and red flowers among large green leaves.Ron Hall
This translucent butterfly was photographed by Ron Hall at Butterfly World in Preston Park, Stockton
News imageIan Perry A small bird with brown and white feathers sits on a bending long yellow reed.Ian Perry
Ian Perry snapped this sand martin at St Aidens Nature Park near Leeds
News imageColin Wilkinson A wide shallow river with rocks protruding from the surface curves around a small hill. All of the ground is covered in snow with the large hills in the distance similarly encased in white. There are a number of brown, stripped bare trees lining the riverside. The sun is shining and the sky is a light blue colour.Colin Wilkinson
Colin Wilkinson ventured out into a wintery Upper Teesdale in County Durham to get this snowy picture
News imageAllan Richardson A large white bird with soft and smooth-looking plumage, a yellow shaded head and long black tail feathers sits among green foliage on a clifftop, with the sea beyond. It has pretty black lines around its eye and along its beak in which it is holding strands of green plant matter.Allan Richardson
This picture of a gannet was taken at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast by Allan Richardson
News imageJoan Hall A flower with four large blue petals and dozens of small yellow seeds on thin white stalks in its centre. It is surrounded by green leaves.Joan Hall
Joan Hall spotted this blue flower in the gardens of Crook Hall in Durham
News imageSteph Shields The sun spreads its rays around a large tree in the centre of a field, casting long shadows across the grass. There is a slight haze around other trees standing further back and the sky is blue with a purple tinge.Steph Shields
Steph Shields captured the sunset in the Wye Valley
News imageJohn Wearmouth A barn owl with white and brown speckled feathers in flight over a dry stone wall. Its wings are curved down beneath it and its eyes are fixed on something off to the right.John Wearmouth
John Wearmouth took this photo of a barn owl in Upper Teesdale
News imageKeith Phillips A butterfly with white wings featuring intricate green patterning across the surface and orange tips, sits on a cluster of pink flowers.Keith Phillips
Keith Phillips took this photo of an orange tip butterfly at Low Barns, which is close to Witton-le-Wear in County Durham
News imageGeoff Hepples A large bird with white plumage flecked with grey specks uses its long black bill with wide spoon-shaped ends to scoop a small creature, possibly a crab, out of the water through which the bird is wading.Geoff Hepples
This spoonbill was spotted grabbing some lunch in El Rocio in southern Spain by Geoff Hepples
News imageLiz Beach A robin, which is a small bird with brown feathers and its famous orange breast and face, sits on what appears to be an old, circular fence post.Liz Beach
This robin was spotted at Low Barns by Liz Beach
News imageStephen Brian A large tree with multiple branches bereft of leaves or any foliage sits on a lakeside and is reflected perfectly in the water beneath it. There is part of another tree trunk in the water over to the right with hills and clouds beyond, all reflected like a mirror in the surface of the lake.Stephen Brian
Stephen Brian managed to capture the sunrise at Ullswater in the Lake District

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