This week's round-up of the best Gazette Camera Club snaps

Talented Camera Club members managed to picture some beautiful wildlife out and about in north east Essex.

There are also some brilliant photos of brave souls who volunteer in the RNLI, shots of the firework display in Castle Park and a couple of quirky shots sure to make you laugh. 

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Soar - David Evans took a snap of this Red Kite over the Coggeshall skies (Image: David Evans)

Brave - Kevin Jay took this snap of a brave RNLI crew on a training mission by Clacton (Image: Kevin Jay)

Still - Alan Gould pictured this bird in Wivenhoe (Image: Alan Gould)

Aware - Ant Niles caught this interesting shot of a robin on one of his north east Essex garden's decorations (Image: Ant Niles)

Camouflage - Gary Dawkins pictured this Shore Lark in Walton (Image: Gary Dawkins)

Sparks - David Waterman captured this shot of Colchester Castle Park's firework display (Image: David Waterman)

Wonderful - Maureen Jackson managed to picture this Red Admiral butterfly in Beth Chattos Gardens (Image: Maureen Jackson)

Nibble - Shiela Winwright photographed this rat eating berries in Colchester (Image: Shiela Winwright)

Spooky - Julia Smithsfield snapped tis quirky shot of a Halloween decoration down by Clacton's seafront (Image: Julia Smithsfield)