Oxford Mail Camera Club members have been out and about taking photos of animals across Oxfordshire.

Each week camera club members are given a different theme - this week it was simply 'animals' and then they post their photos on the club's Facebook page.

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We choose a selection of photos and publish them each week in the Oxford Mail and our other titles.

Then we have the difficult task of choosing a photo of the week.

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Usually the winning photo is theme-related but it doesn't have to be as we also receive some stunning shots which are not theme-related.

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As well as some family pets, camera club members took photos of animals in the countryside, including a fox, deer, and red kite.

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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.

Get in touch with him by emailing: Andy.ffrench@newsquest.co.uk

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