Spring has sprung across Belgium, bringing warmer weather, blue skies, drinks on the terrace and an abundance of rare wildlife.
After many dreary days and April showers aplenty, a couple of particularly warm weekends provided the perfect opportunity for budding photographers to venture outside and snap some of Belgium's most beautiful landscapes.
We asked our readers to send in their best photos to mark the verdant season and here are some of our favourites!
Cherry blossom lined streets in Plasky, Schaerbeek. Credit: Onur Kir
Blankets of cherry blossom in Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp made for especially stunning photos.
Tourists and locals alike flocked to Plasky in Schaerbeek to snap the avenues lined with the bright pink and purple flowers.
Cherry blossom in Schaerbeek. Credit: Rick Zedník
Blossom in Muinkpark, Ghent (Left), Schaerbeek in Brussels (Centre) and a park in Antwerp (Right). Credit: Cesar Llanos / The Brussels Times
As well as blankets of blossom, the warm weather resulted in Belgium's wildlife waking from its long winter hibernation.
Snail & bikers in Parc du Cinquantenaire. Credit: Rick Zedník
Parakeets in Parc du Cinquantenaire. Credit: Rick Zedník
As temperatures soared into the mid-20s for the first time this year, our readers saw an array of animals, from parakeets and pollinating bees to bunnies and Egyptian geese.
Bee pollinating a flower in Louvain-La-Neuve. Credit: Charlotte Heymans
Bee pollinating a lavender flower in Louvain-La-Neuve. Credit: Charlotte Heymans
Egyptian goose in Louvain-La-Neuve (Left), Mandarin duck in the Sonian Forest (Centre) and Brent geese in Woluwepark (Right). Credit: Rick Zedník / Charlotte Heymans / The Brussels Times
Bunny in a garden in Etterbeek. Credit: Rick Zedník
Both Belgium's rural and urban environments made for picturesque shots, from frosty mornings in Wallonia's fields to glimpses of golden rainbows over the capital city's skyline.
A crisp spring morning in Thorembais (Walloon Brabant). Credit: Charlotte Heymans
Rainbow over Etterbeek. Credit: Rick Zedník
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Credit: Charlotte Heymans
Brussels' parks and green spaces studded with colourful tulips and daffodils provided an especially nice photo opportunity at the weekend.
Daffodils in Square du Petit Sablon. Credit: Pablito Mendoza
