Operation: night hunter

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

10 things you can shoot this month, from guitars and wild heather to kestrels and harbours… and yourself

Photographing a single subject repeatedly can be just as rewarding as chasing ‘ticks’, writes Rob Read

How did your career start? I took an interest in birds when I was around four, saved money for my first binoculars at seven, got my first SLR at 12 and shot my first nature pictures for a national mag

If you’re planning to enter our Celebrating Colour round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers