WE'RE feeling bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this week - just like two of the animals pictured by our Camera Club members.
Both Roger Southgate and Shiela Winwright captured great images of squirrels foraging for food.
Roger's picture shows one stretching for nuts in his back garden, while Shiela's picture of a baby squirrel was taken in Highwoods Country Park.
Do you fancy joining our club? Just search for Gazette Camera Club on Facebook.
Upside down - Roger Southgate spotted this acrobatic visitor in his garden in Stanway
Caught in the act - Shiela Winwright saw baby squirrels in Highwoods Country Park
Bee in your bonnet - Andy Hardie was buzzing after taking this picture
Horse power - Kevin Jay spotted these horseriders on Frinton beach
Snail pace - Kiera Sharp described this image as a "lovely summery scene in my mum's front garden"
Howzat! - Mark Leitch snapped this speckled bush cricket in Copperas Woods
Nature at its best - Michael Pinckard took this beautiful picture
READ MORE:
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here