This sceptred isle (part II)

Blackleaf

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A few months ago I posted some photos here of the British countryside sent in to the Daily Mail by its readers.

Here are some more photos, of Britain in the springtime, that have been taken by Daily Mail readers , in its Spring Photo competition.

Here is the winning photo -


The Mail has had a record response to our Spring Photo competition, launched at the beginning of March. Here, we reveal the winner - S Young of Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, for this stunning picture of six ducklings taking to the water.
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And here are some other of the photos of springtime in Britain -


RUNNER UP: This must be the quintessential British spring scene - a bluebell wood in full flower, taken by Elaine Collins-Bowley of Hythe, near Winchester, Hampshire.
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RUNNER UP: A close-up shot of a bumblebee collecting nectar from a crocus, taken by Iain McMillan of Stanton on the Wold, Nottinghamshire.
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Home bird: A Great Tit peeks out of a nesting box, by David Hoyle of Bolton, Lancashire.
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Mind your baa-lance: A lamb hitches a ride in a charming photograph by David Greatbatch of South Petherton, Somerset.
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All aflutter: This peacock butterfly makes a splash of colour as it alights on blossom, in this picture taken by John Wilson of Harlow, Essex.
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Cream of the flock: A newborn lamb takes a roll in the grass in this picture by Philip Linford of Threemilestone, Cornwall.
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A picture to go nuts about! This shot of a squirrel was taken by Jacky Parker from Iver in Buckinghamshire.
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Something to put a spring in your step: This amazing picture of a field of daffodils was captured on camera by Mark Halperth, from Enfield, London.
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There, there duck! A mother gives her ducklings some shelter in this picture by Patricia Baker from Cromer in Norfolk.
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This stunning bluebell wood was captured in all its glory by Mrs M. Pettigrew from Hailsham, East Sussex.
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Open wide! A bird feeds her young in this amazing picture by Sandra A Woods from Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands.
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A sea of tranquility: Arthur Brayford, from Sandbach, Cheshire, managed to capture the essence of peace and relaxation in this shot of a lake
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Chris Cove-Smith from Maidenhead's vivid autumnal scene captures the mellowness of the season to a tee.
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Talk about being the black sheep of the family: This cheeky young lamb hitches a ride on a ram's back in this photo by Jane Atkin from Fishponds in Bristol, Avon.
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This exquisite picture of a bee suckling a flower was taken by Paul G Ludman from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
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dekhqonbacha

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Blackleaf said:
A few months ago I posted some photos here of the British countryside sent in to the Daily Mail by its readers.
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Cream of the flock: A newborn lamb takes a roll in the grass in this picture by Philip Linford of Threemilestone, Cornwall.
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this one must taste good :?: :wink: