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Your pictures on the theme of 'signs of spring'

21 April 2024

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

Ausra Ray: "A family of geese is on the run in Greenwich Park, the little gosling has an injury and he is trying to catch up with the other goslings."

Ausra Ray Geese — Ausra Ray: "A family of geese is on the run in Greenwich Park, the little gosling has an injury and he is trying to catch up with the other goslings."

Shiela Winwright: "A blue tit collecting moss for its new home."

Shiela Winwright A blue tit — Shiela Winwright: "A blue tit collecting moss for its new home."

Matthew Logan: "The snowdrop is among the very first signs of spring in my part of the world, Maryland, USA. For me, it's a powerful symbol of regeneration and hope."

Matthew Logan A snowdrop — Matthew Logan: "The snowdrop is among the very first signs of spring in my part of the world, Maryland, USA. For me, it's a powerful symbol of regeneration and hope."

Rachael Blakey: "An otter posing for a photograph in New Brunswick, Canada."

Rachael Blakey: An otter — Rachael Blakey: "An otter posing for a photograph in New Brunswick, Canada."

Catherine Holmes: "A baby chick ventures its noisy beak out of its nest hoping for food while its protecting nest is nestled in an ornamental tree on our Essex patio."

Catherine Holmes A chick — Catherine Holmes: "A baby chick ventures its noisy beak out of its nest hoping for food while its protecting nest is nestled in an ornamental tree on our Essex patio."

Michael Pearson: "Ash bud just about to burst into leaf, looks like it's smiling at me."

Michael Pearson: An ash bud — Michael Pearson: "Ash bud just about to burst into leaf, looks like it's smiling at me."

Ian Storie: "In April the sap in the grape vines begins to rise and drip out from the cut ends. I am quite surprised the grape vines do as well as they do as we are in Latvia, and the winters can be very cold."

Ian Storie Sap on a vine — Ian Storie: "In April the sap in the grape vines begins to rise and drip out from the cut ends. I am quite surprised the grape vines do as well as they do as we are in Latvia, and the winters can be very cold."

Danielle Maruyama: "Cherry blossoms at full bloom in Shinjuku Gyoen, Japan."

Danielle Maruyama Cherry blossom — Danielle Maruyama: "Cherry blossoms at full bloom in Shinjuku Gyoen, Japan."

Geoff Clark: "A burst of spring colour."

Geoff Clark: Tulips — Geoff Clark: "A burst of spring colour."

Anna Sadowski took this in the Netherlands: "An excited dog running happily in tulip fields towards spring.

Anna Sadowski A dog in a field of tulips — Anna Sadowski took this in the Netherlands: "An excited dog running happily in tulip fields towards spring.

Michael Hughes: "Last spring the squirrels in our garden had a couple of kittens, and they spent weeks playing and clambering over each other."

Michael Hughes Squirrels — Michael Hughes: "Last spring the squirrels in our garden had a couple of kittens, and they spent weeks playing and clambering over each other."

Julie Pennells: "Double trouble, lamb twins soaking up the sunshine."

Julie Pennells: Two lambs — Julie Pennells: "Double trouble, lamb twins soaking up the sunshine."

Anna Pepper: "A tiny new fiddlehead unrolling on a Boston Fern."

Anna Pepper A fern — Anna Pepper: "A tiny new fiddlehead unrolling on a Boston Fern."

Loveleen Saka Momin: "You know it will get warmer when these tiny grape hyacinths emerge gingerly out of the grass and announce the arrival of spring."

Loveleen Saka Momin Hyacinths — Loveleen Saka Momin: "You know it will get warmer when these tiny grape hyacinths emerge gingerly out of the grass and announce the arrival of spring."

Paul Griffin: "At the end of March and into early April my wife Shelley begins to germinate seeds for her vegetable and flower gardens under a grow light on our porch. She is meticulous in her planning and keeps track of all the details on her laptop. This was made one day when she was making notes on the seedlings' progress."

Paul Griffin A woman cataloguing her seeds — Paul Griffin: "At the end of March and into early April my wife Shelley begins to germinate seeds for her vegetable and flower gardens under a grow light on our porch. She is meticulous in her planning and keeps track of all the details on her laptop. This was made one day when she was making notes on the seedlings' progress."

Jacqueline Gargasson: "Nothing like freshly baked chocolate cake slices with a nice cuppa in the garden on a glorious spring day. In Pernes les Fontaines in Provence, ."

Jacqueline Gargasson: Cakes and tea cups — Jacqueline Gargasson: "Nothing like freshly baked chocolate cake slices with a nice cuppa in the garden on a glorious spring day. In Pernes les Fontaines in Provence, ."

Graham Woollven: "A pair of mute swans affirm their bond as a pair as part of the breeding process in spring. This pair were at Holmebrook Park in Chesterfield, Derbyshire."

Graham Woollven Mute swans — Graham Woollven: "A pair of mute swans affirm their bond as a pair as part of the breeding process in spring. This pair were at Holmebrook Park in Chesterfield, Derbyshire."

Rakesh Chandode: "For me every year the spring begins with singing and dancing of thousands of cranes who come back to Trandansen, Sweden. Here I captured the dancing cranes on a very cold spring morning at the sunrise."

Rakesh Chandode Cranes — Rakesh Chandode: "For me every year the spring begins with singing and dancing of thousands of cranes who come back to Trandansen, Sweden. Here I captured the dancing cranes on a very cold spring morning at the sunrise."

And finally Robin Langley sent in this picture: "Springus Trampolinus. They're up early this year."

Roger Langley Metal springs in a plant pot — And finally Robin Langley sent in this picture: "Springus Trampolinus. They're up early this year."

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The next theme is "moonlight" and the deadline for entries is 30 April 2024.

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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We set the theme, you take the pictures