YOUR PHOTOS

1 GRAVEYARD HAUNT

During an autumn visit to Brompton Cemetery, London, I spotted a red fox. The first image I took wasn’t very clear, so I decided to wait around for another photo opportunity. The mammal appeared to be surveying its territory, giving me a second chance at a picture. Tim Foppele, London

2 FEELING INSPIRED

Though I have owned an SLR camera for two years, my macro lens has remained largely unused after failed attempts to get decent photos with it. But after reading an article on macro photography in BBC Wildlife Magazine, I decided to give it another go. It took many attempts, but I was thrilled to get this picture when I stumbled across a pair of ladybirds. Joanne Iredale, Middlesex

3 AFTER-DARK DISCOVERY

While on a night walk in a coffee plantation on the fringes of Sharavathi Rainforest, Karnataka, India, I came across a thriving population of Malabar gliding frogs. I wanted to photograph this individual on an anthurium, and I took my shot at this angle to capture the detail of the amphibian and the plant. Angad Achappa, Bangalore, India

4 MISFORTUNE AT MARSHLAND

While at RSPB Rainham Marshes, Essex, in November I witnessed a grey heron attempting to eat a little grebe. The former has a somewhat catholic diet so it came as no real surprise. The grebe put up a valiant fight, but in the end the poor bird suffered a prolonged death. However, despite the heron’s efforts, which lasted the best part of an hour, I don’t believe it succeeded in swallowing its quarry. Ed Hutchings, Suffolk

5 CLOSE ENCOUNTER

During a July evening at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA, I walked down a forest path that opened up into a clearing and saw a male brown bear ahead of me heading along the edge of a stream. I decided to lie flat on the ground hoping that the bear would continue towards me, and held my camera just above ground level to get this perspective. Kevin Morgans, Merseyside

6 RAINFOREST DAZZLER

I took this photo of a violetear when it rested on a leaf in the garden of our rainforest lodge in Rio Savegre National Park, Costa Rica, during a shower. The hummingbird was a dominant species at the feeders – we often saw it chasing other birds away. Martin Johnson, Herts