White heat and the scent of summer – readers’ best photos

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Main image: Santorini, Greece ‘A sunny afternoon a few days before the busy season.’ Photograph: Cody Turner/Guardian Community

  • Pilanesberg, South Africa

    ‘We were driving through the national park and I got out of the car to take some photos. This elephant seemed to want to ensure that our stop was short.’
    Pilanesberg, South Africa ‘We were driving through the national park and I got out of the car to take some photos. This elephant seemed to want to ensure that our stop was short.’

  • Khiva, Uzbekistan

    ‘Local women enjoying a summer’s evening knitting and chatting.’
    Khiva, Uzbekistan ‘Local women enjoying a summer’s evening knitting and chatting.’

  • Ontario, Canada

    ‘This was was taken in our garden in Guelph. Even on a grey, drizzly day, this male Baltimore oriole shines on his migratory return here.’
    Ontario, Canada ‘This was was taken in our garden in Guelph. Even on a grey, drizzly day, this male Baltimore oriole shines on his migratory return here.’

  • Derry, UK

    ‘The city’s Rock the Boat world record attempt.’
    Derry, UK ‘The city’s Rock the Boat world record attempt.’

  • Amroth, UK

    ‘Spring fights off the effects of winter in a breezy morning encounter on the south Wales coast.’
    Amroth, UK ‘Spring fights off the effects of winter in a breezy morning encounter on the south Wales coast.’

  • Santorini, Greece

    ‘A sunny afternoon a few days before the busy season.’
    Santorini, Greece ‘A sunny afternoon a few days before the busy season.’

  • Tura, India

    ‘An oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) playing hide and seek.’
    Tura, India ‘An oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) playing hide and seek.’

  • Florstadt, Germany

    ‘I went to a protected bird-spotting place and we were hiding in a hut to photograph birds further away. However, this baby wagtail wasn’t too impressed by our large lenses.’
    Florstadt, Germany ‘I went to a protected bird spotting place and we were hiding in a hut to photograph birds further away. However, this baby wagtail wasn’t too impressed by our large lenses.’

  • London, UK

    ‘The poppy meadow at London Fields in Hackney.’
    London, UK ‘The poppy meadow at London Fields in Hackney.’

  • South Island, New Zealand

    ‘Merino sheep in a large sheep, cattle and deer farm on the edge of the Southern Alps.’
    South Island, New Zealand ‘Merino sheep in a large sheep, cattle and deer farm on the edge of the Southern Alps.’

  • Hawaii, US

    ‘A critically endangered hawksbill turtle hatchling emerges from the sand for the first time in Kihei – soon to race to the ocean to start her life.’
    Hawaii, US ‘A critically endangered hawksbill turtle hatchling emerges from the sand for the first time in Kihei – soon to race to the ocean to start her life.’

  • Paris, France

    ‘Taken in a parfumier in the middle of a heatwave. The silhouette is my daughter. It turned out to be quite an expensive way to get away from the heat.’
    Paris, France ‘Taken in a Paris parfumier in the middle of a heatwave. The silhouette is my daughter. It turned out to be quite an expensive way to get away from the heat.’

  • Cruden Bay, UK

    ‘The Ladies’ Bridge in Cruden Bay, Abderdeenshire. The photograph was taken looking down towards the river as the tide was receding and the water was quite shallow. A beautiful sunny day provided the strong shadows.’
    Aberdeenshire, UK ‘The Ladies’ Bridge in Cruden Bay. The photograph was taken looking down towards the river as the tide was receding and the water was quite shallow. A beautiful sunny day provided the strong shadows.’

  • East Sussex, UK

    ‘Seaford is a lovely spot for a picnic.’
    Sussex, UK ‘Seaford is a lovely spot for a picnic.’

  • Andalucia, Spain

    ‘Sunset over the mouth of the Rio Guadalquivir where it meets the Atlantic – taken while wild camping on the beach in our campervan in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province.’
    Andalusia, Spain ‘Sunset over the mouth of the Rio Guadalquivir where it meets the Atlantic – taken while wild camping on the beach in our camper van in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz province.’
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