Canonical URL: https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/ # What You Should Be Photographing in July Published on July 3, 2026 [![The Fantastic Saffron Toucanet One Of The Species That You Will Be Able To Photograph During The Natureslens Birds Of Brazil Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-fantastic-Saffron-toucanet-one-of-the-species-that-you-will-be-able-to-photograph-during-the-NaturesLens-Birds-of-Brazil-photography-holiday-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-fantastic-Saffron-toucanet-one-of-the-species-that-you-will-be-able-to-photograph-during-the-NaturesLens-Birds-of-Brazil-photography-holiday.jpg) ### Article brief Editorial article Published July 3, 2026 July is a genuinely strong month for us, & it’s one I get asked about a lot because it covers such different ground: tropical colour in [South America](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/south-america/), Europe’s rarest cat in warm Iberian light, high-altitude macro in Bulgaria, & one of the most reliable [brown bear](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/brown-bear/) encounters we run anywhere. If you’re trying to decide where to point a camera this month, here’s what’s actually on. [![The Fantastic Saffron Toucanet One Of The Species That You Will Be Able To Photograph During The Natureslens Birds Of Brazil Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-fantastic-Saffron-toucanet-one-of-the-species-that-you-will-be-able-to-photograph-during-the-NaturesLens-Birds-of-Brazil-photography-holiday-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-fantastic-Saffron-toucanet-one-of-the-species-that-you-will-be-able-to-photograph-during-the-NaturesLens-Birds-of-Brazil-photography-holiday-1024x768.jpg) ## Brazil: tropical bird photography in July Our [Birds of Brazil](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/brazil/birds-of-brazil/) holiday departs this month & it’s built entirely around the Atlantic Forest’s tanagers, toucans & hummingbirds, species like the [saffron toucanet](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/saffron-toucanet/), the [red-necked tanager](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/red-necked-tanager/) & the [glittering-bellied emerald](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/glittering-bellied-emerald/), all photographed from carefully positioned feeders & perches rather than snatched in passing. What surprises most photographers is the sheer density of colour on a single trip, there isn’t really another destination we run that fills a portfolio this quickly with birds this vivid. ### Fill your portfolio with tropical colour [Birds of Brazil](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/brazil/birds-of-brazil/) gives you frame-filling access to over twenty species of tanager, toucan & hummingbird across a single, carefully planned itinerary. [Explore our Birds of Brazil photography holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/brazil/birds-of-brazil/) ## Why is the Iberian lynx worth photographing in July specifically? [Iberian Lynx in Summer](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/spain/iberian-lynx-in-summer-2027/) puts you in hides in Andalucia for Europe’s rarest cat, & July gives you a genuinely different portfolio from the same species compared with our [December departure](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/spain/the-iberian-lynx-in-spain-during-winter/): warmer light, longer days & the lynx at its most active around dawn & dusk. It’s patient, hide-based photography rather than a driven safari, a shape emerging from scrub, held eye contact for a second or two, earned through stillness rather than pursuit. If cooler light & sparser winter scrub appeal more, the same cat is on offer again in December. [![Lynx Photographed At The New Location Which Is Used For The Iberian Lynx In Spain During Spring Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/thumbnails/large/lynx-photographed-at-the-new-location-which-is-used-for-the-iberian-lynx-in-spain-during-spring-photography-holiday-01-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/thumbnails/large/lynx-photographed-at-the-new-location-which-is-used-for-the-iberian-lynx-in-spain-during-spring-photography-holiday-01-1024x768.jpg) ## What’s the weather actually like for these July trips? It varies enormously [by destination](https://natureslens.co.uk/wildlife-photography-holidays/by-destination/) rather than following one rule. Andalucia & the Bulgarian high country are hot & dry in July, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest stays warm & humid, & Finland’s forests sit at a genuinely comfortable temperature for long days in a hide. We brief every guest on what to pack & expect well before departure. ## Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for macro photography in July? [Bulgarian Mountain Butterfly Macro](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/bulgaria/bulgarian-mountain-butterfly/) moves our butterfly season up into the high country this month, [apollo](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/apollo/), [chequered skipper](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/chequered-skipper/) & [mountain ringlet](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/mountain-ringlet/) among the subjects, all photographed against alpine meadows most photographers never associate with butterfly macro at all. It’s a slower, more deliberate kind of photography than most of what’s on this list, & that’s precisely the appeal. [![A Magnificent Marbled Fritillary One Of The Subjects On Our Bulgarian Mountain Butterfly Macro Photography Tour](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/A-Magnificent-Marbled-Fritlllary-one-of-the-subjects-on-our-Bulgarian-Mountain-Butterfly-Macro-Photography-Tour-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/A-Magnificent-Marbled-Fritlllary-one-of-the-subjects-on-our-Bulgarian-Mountain-Butterfly-Macro-Photography-Tour-1024x768.jpg) ## Why are Finland’s brown bears one of the most reliable encounters we run? [Brown Bears of Finland](https://natureslens.co.uk/2019/08/16/brown-bears-of-finland/) puts you in hides on the country’s eastern border, & it’s a trip I keep coming back to because the access is genuinely dependable rather than a matter of luck. [White-tailed eagles](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/white-tailed-eagle/) & wolverines both turn up regularly on the same hides, but it’s the [brown bears](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/brown-bear/) themselves, working the forest edge in soft, long midsummer light, that photographers come back talking about. [![One Of The Large Wild Brown Bears Photographed By Johnny Sodergard During The Natureslens Wild Brown Bears Of Finland Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/one-of-the-large-wild-brown-bears-photographed-by-johnny-sodergard-during-the-natureslens-wild-brown-bears-of-finland-photography-holiday.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/one-of-the-large-wild-brown-bears-photographed-by-johnny-sodergard-during-the-natureslens-wild-brown-bears-of-finland-photography-holiday.jpg) ### Photograph brown bears with genuinely dependable access Hides on Finland’s eastern border give you long midsummer light & repeated opportunities with [brown bears](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/brown-bear/), white-tailed eagles & [wolverines](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/wolverine/). [Discover our Brown Bears of Finland photography holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/2019/08/16/brown-bears-of-finland/) ## Do I need previous experience to join any of these July trips? No. Every trip on this list is guided throughout, & our guides adjust pace, positioning & instruction to whoever’s in the group, whether that’s a first hide session or a twentieth. What matters more than experience is patience, all four of these trips reward photographers willing to wait for the moment rather than chase it. ## Which of these July trips should you choose? Choose Brazil for volume & colour in a single tropical portfolio. Choose Spain for patient, hide-based access to [Europe](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/)’s rarest cat in warm summer light. Choose [Bulgaria](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/bulgaria/) if alpine macro is more your discipline than anything with fur or feathers. Choose Finland for one of the most dependable large-mammal encounters we run anywhere. Four trips, four continents’ worth of photographic discipline packed into one month, tropical volume in [Brazil](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/south-america/brazil/), patient predator work in [Spain](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/spain/), alpine macro in Bulgaria, & dependable big-mammal access in [Finland](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/finland/). Whichever one matches what you’re after, July is one of the better months in our calendar to book. In this articleJump to section 1. [Brazil: tropical bird photography in July](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#brazil-tropical-bird-photography-in-july) 1. [Why is the Iberian lynx worth photographing in July specifically?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#why-is-the-iberian-lynx-worth-photographing-in-july-specifically) 1. [What's the weather actually like for these July trips?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#whats-the-weather-actually-like-for-these-july-trips) 1. [Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for macro photography in July?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#why-is-bulgaria-worth-visiting-for-macro-photography-in-july) 1. [Why are Finland's brown bears one of the most reliable encounters we run?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#why-are-finlands-brown-bears-one-of-the-most-reliable-encounters-we-run) 1. [Do I need previous experience to join any of these July trips?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#do-i-need-previous-experience-to-join-any-of-these-july-trips) 1. [Which of these July trips should you choose?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#which-of-these-july-trips-should-you-choose) ## What You Could Photograph in the Next Twelve Months - [What You Could Photograph Over the Next Twelve Months with NaturesLens](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/what-you-could-photograph-over-the-next-twelve-months-with-natureslens/) - [Why January Is a Strong Month for Wildlife Photography](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-january/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in February](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-february/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in March](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-march/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in April](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-april/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in May](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in June](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-june/) - What You Should Be Photographing in July - [What You Should Be Photographing in August](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-august/) - [Why September Is a Strong Month for Wildlife Photography](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-september/) - [Wildlife Photography in October: Kenya & Botswana](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-october/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in November](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/) - [What You Should Be Photographing in December](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-december/) **Related Trips:** [Birds of Brazil Photography Tour](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/brazil/birds-of-brazil/) **Explore by Country:** [Brazil](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/south-america/brazil/) **Related Species:** [Amethyst Woodstar](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/amethyst-woodstar/), [Atlantic Royal Flycatcher](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/atlantic-royal-flycatcher/), [Azure-shouldered Tanager](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/azure-shouldered-tanager/), [Black-cheeked Gnateater](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/black-cheeked-gnateater/), [Black-throated Mango](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/black-throated-mango/), [Blonde-crested Woodpecker](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blonde-crested-woodpecker/), [Blue-naped Chlorophonia](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blue-naped-chlorophonia/), [Brassy-breasted Tanager](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/brassy-breasted-tanager/), [Brazilian Ruby](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/brazilian-ruby/), [Channel-billed Toucan](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/channel-billed-toucan/), [Gilt-edged Tanager](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/gilt-edged-tanager/) & [Glittering-bellied Emerald](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/glittering-bellied-emerald/) - [![A Resting Puffin On The Snow Photographed By Alison Jenkins Who Will Be Leading The Natureslens Arctic Wildlife of Varanger Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/A-resting-puffin-on-the-snow-photographed-by-Alison-Jenkins-who-will-be-leading-the-NaturesLens-Arctic-Wildlife-of-Varanger-photography-tour-300x200.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2026/04/21/arctic-wildlife-of-varanger/) ### [Join us for Arctic Wildlife of Varanger in 2027](https://natureslens.co.uk/2026/04/21/arctic-wildlife-of-varanger/) April 21, 2026 Arctic Wildlife of Varanger reaches its peak in early April, & our fully redesigned 2027 photography tour is built around… - [![One Of The Bald Eagles In Mid Dive Against A Backdrop Of One Of The Cliff Faces Photographed During The Natureslens Sea Otters Bald Eagles Of Alaska Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/One-of-the-Bald-Eagles-in-mid-dive-against-a-backdrop-of-one-of-the-cliff-faces-photographed-during-the-NaturesLens-Sea-Otters-Bald-Eagles-of-Alaska-photography-holiday-300x200.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2024/03/31/alaskan-wildlife/) ### [Capturing the Beauty of Alaskan Wildlife – Announcing Our Return in March 2026!](https://natureslens.co.uk/2024/03/31/alaskan-wildlife/) March 31, 2024 Discover the wonders of Alaskan wildlife & what is changing for our upcoming trip! Join us in March 2026 for… - [![Locked In The Stare Of A Harrier An Example Of The Wildlife Of Laguna Del Taray That May Be Photographed During Our Spanish Wildlife Birdlife Of Toledo Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/locked-in-the-stare-of-a-harrier-an-example-of-the-wildlife-of-laguna-del-taray-that-may-be-photographed-during-our-spanish-wildlife-birdlife-of-toledo-photography-holiday.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2019/09/07/wildlife-of-laguna-del-taray/) ### [21 fabulous images of the wildlife of Laguna del Taray](https://natureslens.co.uk/2019/09/07/wildlife-of-laguna-del-taray/) September 7, 2019 Dan reports in from a hide network located in Toledo, Spain, he was blown away by the accommodation, the setting… In this articleJump to section 1. [Brazil: tropical bird photography in July](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#brazil-tropical-bird-photography-in-july) 1. [Fill your portfolio with tropical colour](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#fill-your-portfolio-with-tropical-colour) 1. [Why is the Iberian lynx worth photographing in July specifically?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#why-is-the-iberian-lynx-worth-photographing-in-july-specifically) 1. [What's the weather actually like for these July trips?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#whats-the-weather-actually-like-for-these-july-trips) 1. [Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for macro photography in July?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#why-is-bulgaria-worth-visiting-for-macro-photography-in-july) 1. [Why are Finland's brown bears one of the most reliable encounters we run?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#why-are-finlands-brown-bears-one-of-the-most-reliable-encounters-we-run) 1. [Photograph brown bears with genuinely dependable access](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#photograph-brown-bears-with-genuinely-dependable-access) 1. [Do I need previous experience to join any of these July trips?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#do-i-need-previous-experience-to-join-any-of-these-july-trips) 1. [Which of these July trips should you choose?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-july/#which-of-these-july-trips-should-you-choose) ### Author Next step ### Find your next wildlife photography holiday Browse small-group trips by destination, subject, season and photographic goal. [Browse Holidays](https://natureslens.co.uk/) ### Article topics ### Field notes by email New articles, trip reports and wildlife photography holiday announcements from NaturesLens. [Join The List](https://natureslens.co.uk/newsletter-preferences/)