Oxford Mail Camera Club members have been out in the open air taking photos of butterflies.

That was the latest weekly theme for club members and they sent in a variety of colourful shots from around the county.

It was perhaps surprising that there weren’t more photos taken at the butterfly house at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.

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Ann Faulkner did visit the tourist attraction and took a photo of her granddaughter with butterflies.

Other club members took pictures of butterflies in the fields or in their gardens.

Each week club members are allocated a theme and then post their photos on the club’s Facebook page.

A number of photos are selected to be featured in the Oxford Mail, The Oxford Times and online.

And one photo - nearly always relating to the theme - is selected as the photo of the week. The next theme is silhouettes.

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He joined the team more than 20 years ago and he covers community news across Oxfordshire.

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