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Your pictures on the theme of 'shelter'

26 February 2023

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

Karen Rollison: "Serengeti Shade. This is a popular safari rest stop providing welcome shelter from the African sun."

Karen Rollison Land Rovers under a tree — Karen Rollison: "Serengeti Shade. This is a popular safari rest stop providing welcome shelter from the African sun."

Agnès Ruiz: "One of my favourite places, peaceful and melancholic, the French Alps."

Agnès Ruiz A hut in the French Alps — Agnès Ruiz: "One of my favourite places, peaceful and melancholic, the French Alps."

Ian Looker: "On a walk in the Lake District, the weather was closing in, but the shelter looked a bit flawed."

Ian Looker Old house in the Lake District — Ian Looker: "On a walk in the Lake District, the weather was closing in, but the shelter looked a bit flawed."

Jane Elle: "Sheltering from the sun under a parasol in Nice, I noticed the pigeon's shadow."

Jane Elle Pigeon on a parasol — Jane Elle: "Sheltering from the sun under a parasol in Nice, I noticed the pigeon's shadow."

Verna Evans: "This crafty cat has found shelter under a cushion, I hope he doesn't get sat on!"

Verna Evans Cat under a cushion — Verna Evans: "This crafty cat has found shelter under a cushion, I hope he doesn't get sat on!"

Jim Lee: "Nestled in a bush for shelter, these baby robins will remain cramped with their siblings until they are a couple of weeks old. Once they leave this nest they will never return."

Jim Lee Birds in a nest in Troy, Ohio — Jim Lee: "Nestled in a bush for shelter, these baby robins will remain cramped with their siblings until they are a couple of weeks old. Once they leave this nest they will never return."

Robert Horner: "Too close for comfort, these Ethiopian swallows in Kenya were ready to fly the shelter."

Robert Horner Nesting birds — Robert Horner: "Too close for comfort, these Ethiopian swallows in Kenya were ready to fly the shelter."

Stéphane Davy: "The joys of monsoon in Mumbai."

Stéphane Davy People shelter from the rain under umbrellas — Stéphane Davy: "The joys of monsoon in Mumbai."

Linda St Louis: "Protection and mothering as goslings seek the safety of their mother under her wings."

Linda St Louis Goslings under mother's wing — Linda St Louis: "Protection and mothering as goslings seek the safety of their mother under her wings."

George Woolsey: "Roman battle shelter from enemy arrow bombardment."

George Woosley Roman army re-enactment — George Woolsey: "Roman battle shelter from enemy arrow bombardment."

Hayley King: "Blue tit deciding whether to venture out or stay inside for a little longer."

Hayley King Blue tit in a box — Hayley King: "Blue tit deciding whether to venture out or stay inside for a little longer."

Pavlina Gavrilova: "During our Safari trip to Africa, we stayed at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe. While having breakfast in the open area we noticed many nests hanging on the palms surrounding the hotel. Later we were told that these nests are built by little birds called southern masked weavers. These little birds take grasses, reeds, and other vegetation, and carefully weave them together to form their sophisticated nests."

Pavlina Gavrilova Southern masked weaver bird — Pavlina Gavrilova: "During our Safari trip to Africa, we stayed at the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe. While having breakfast in the open area we noticed many nests hanging on the palms surrounding the hotel. Later we were told that these nests are built by little birds called southern masked weavers. These little birds take grasses, reeds, and other vegetation, and carefully weave them together to form their sophisticated nests."

Scott Antcliffe: "A ring-necked parakeet seeking shelter in a park in Sheffield."

Scott Antcliffe Parakeet in a tree — Scott Antcliffe: "A ring-necked parakeet seeking shelter in a park in Sheffield."

Sayantan Bose: "The ultimate shelter - it completely transforms the one who enters it. A monarch butterfly caterpillar in a pupa that will hatch in a few days to release a beautiful butterfly."

Sayantan Bose Monarch butterfly caterpillar in a pupa in Boston, Massachusetts — Sayantan Bose: "The ultimate shelter - it completely transforms the one who enters it. A monarch butterfly caterpillar in a pupa that will hatch in a few days to release a beautiful butterfly."

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The next theme is "voyage" and the deadline for entries is 7 March 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 your entries on this page or email them to [email protected].

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

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We set the theme, you take the pictures