A selection of photographs for this week’s Camera Club could be enough to convince you that there are perhaps more similarities between birds and humans than we might be prepared to admit.

Gazette: Mouthful – a blackbird gathers a meal for the day ahead (taken by Shiela Winwright)Mouthful – a blackbird gathers a meal for the day ahead (taken by Shiela Winwright)

From Lynn Sampson’s photograph of a duck trying to impress a potential suitor, to John Fryer-Kelsey’s picture of quarrelling starlings, we can all probably admit we have been similar situations to the birds themselves.

Gazette: Falling out – John Fryer-Kelsey caught this perfectly timed picture of two starlings in his gardenFalling out – John Fryer-Kelsey caught this perfectly timed picture of two starlings in his garden

Meanwhile, Jon Allard and Jane Donaghy capture nature’s more tranquil side, with some glorious pictures and bluebells and night skies.