Low Barns reserve picture exhibition captures nature's magnificence

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Duncan Leatherdale

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Audrey Wooler took this putting image of a fox at Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway

Audrey 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 took this putting image of a fox at Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway

Foxes, flowers and birds in flight are among the many topics set to star in a nature reserve’s images exhibition.

Members of the Low Barns Photography Group are getting ready for his or her third annual exhibition on the Durham Wildlife Trust web site close to Bishop Auckland.

Entry shall be free with the show open at Low Barns between 10:00 BST and 16:00 from 23 to twenty-eight August.

Here are a number of the pictures which had been taken throughout the North East, Cumbria and past.

This Great White Egret was photographed close to Darlington by Chris White

Chris White A large bird with all white feathers, a long curved neck and long sharp yellow beak stands next to a tree. — This Great White Egret was photographed close to Darlington by Chris White

Ronnie McDonald managed to catch the morning mist at Rydal Water within the Lake District

Ronnie 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 managed to catch the morning mist at Rydal Water within the Lake District

This translucent butterfly was photographed by Ron Hall at Butterfly World in Preston Park, Stockton

Ron 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. — This translucent butterfly was photographed by Ron Hall at Butterfly World in Preston Park, Stockton

Ian Perry snapped this sand martin at St Aidens Nature Park close to Leeds

Ian Perry A small bird with brown and white feathers sits on a bending long yellow reed. — Ian Perry snapped this sand martin at St Aidens Nature Park close to Leeds

Colin Wilkinson ventured out right into a wintery Upper Teesdale in County Durham to get this snowy image

Colin 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 ventured out right into a wintery Upper Teesdale in County Durham to get this snowy image

This image of a gannet was taken at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast by Allan Richardson

Allan 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. — This image of a gannet was taken at Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast by Allan Richardson

Joan Hall noticed this blue flower within the gardens of Crook Hall in Durham

Joan 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 noticed this blue flower within the gardens of Crook Hall in Durham

Steph Shields captured the sundown within the Wye Valley

Steph 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 captured the sundown within the Wye Valley

John Wearmouth took this picture of a barn owl in Upper Teesdale

John 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 took this picture of a barn owl in Upper Teesdale

Keith Phillips took this picture of an orange tip butterfly at Low Barns, which is near Witton-le-Wear in County Durham

Keith 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 took this picture of an orange tip butterfly at Low Barns, which is near Witton-le-Wear in County Durham

This spoonbill was noticed grabbing some lunch in El Rocio in southern Spain by Geoff Hepples

Geoff 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. — This spoonbill was noticed grabbing some lunch in El Rocio in southern Spain by Geoff Hepples

This robin was noticed at Low Barns by Liz Beach

Liz 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. — This robin was noticed at Low Barns by Liz Beach

Stephen Brian managed to seize the dawn at Ullswater within the Lake District

Stephen 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 managed to seize the dawn at Ullswater within the Lake District

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