WITH spring well underway, coastal waters and new life can be seen in this week’s pictures from The Northern Echo Camera Club, from a duck taking a refreshing dip captured in action by Andrew Edwards, to a huge wave crashing against the rocks at South Gare, taken by Emma Richardson.

A blue and sunny sky covers the moors of Stanhope in a picture by Bob Smith, in contrast to a shot of stormy, dark seas taken by Richard Williams, and a detailed picture of a grouse on the look out for predators can by seen in a photo from Val Kearton.

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Windswept Dunes Grass at Herd Groyne, South Shields   Picture: ROBIN TAYLOR

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Look behind you   Picture: VAL KEARTON

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Blue skies over the moors above Stanhope   Picture: BOB SMITH

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Gone fishing   Picture: ANDREW EDWARDS

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Crashing waves and stormy sky   Picture: RICHARD WILLIAMS

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Gorse in full flower   Picture: BRIAN IRVING

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Old and new   Picture: SIMON MCCABE

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Farming the fields   Picture: PAUL CLEASBY

This is just a small selection of the pictures shared by the camera club, and more than 2,100 people are signed up as camera club members. To join them, visit facebook.com/groups/echocameraclub