Canonical URL: 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 May Published on July 9, 2026 [![A Fennec Fox Stood Looking At The Photographer On The Moroccan Dunes One Of The Subjects Of The Natureslens Moroccan Wildlife Photography Tour](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-Fennec-Fox-stood-looking-at-the-photographer-on-the-Moroccan-dunes-one-of-the-subjects-of-the-NaturesLens-Moroccan-Wildlife-Photography-Tour-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-Fennec-Fox-stood-looking-at-the-photographer-on-the-Moroccan-dunes-one-of-the-subjects-of-the-NaturesLens-Moroccan-Wildlife-Photography-Tour.jpg) ### Article brief Editorial article Published July 9, 2026 May is easily one of our most varied months, deserts, wetlands & macro all running side by side. Here’s what’s on. [![A Fennec Fox Stood Looking At The Photographer On The Moroccan Dunes One Of The Subjects Of The Natureslens Moroccan Wildlife Photography Tour](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-Fennec-Fox-stood-looking-at-the-photographer-on-the-Moroccan-dunes-one-of-the-subjects-of-the-NaturesLens-Moroccan-Wildlife-Photography-Tour-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/A-Fennec-Fox-stood-looking-at-the-photographer-on-the-Moroccan-dunes-one-of-the-subjects-of-the-NaturesLens-Moroccan-Wildlife-Photography-Tour-1024x768.jpg) ## Why is May a good month for Morocco’s desert wildlife? [Fennec Foxes & other Moroccan Wildlife](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/morocco/moroccan-wildlife/) takes you into the dunes for one of the most charismatic small mammals we photograph anywhere, the [fennec fox](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/fennec-fox/), alongside desert specialists most photographers never get close to. Night sessions in cooling dune air are when the foxes are most active. ### Get close to one of the desert’s most photogenic mammals [Fennec Foxes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/fennec-fox/) & other Moroccan Wildlife is built around low-light dune sessions with a species most photographers only ever see in a zoo. [Explore our Moroccan Wildlife photography holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/morocco/moroccan-wildlife/) ## Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for reptiles & amphibians in May? [Reptiles & Amphibians in Bulgaria](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/bulgaria/reptiles-amphibians-in-bulgaria/) is a proper macro trip built around [Aesculapian snakes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/aesculapian-snake/), [blotched snakes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blotched-snake/) & Dahl’s whip snakes, all found in genuinely wild habitat most macro photographers never think to visit for reptiles. [![An Agile Frog Photographed In Bulgaria During The Natureslens Reptiles Amphibians Of Bulgaria Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/an-agile-frog-photographed-in-bulgaria-during-the-natureslens-reptiles-amphibians-of-bulgaria-photography-holiday.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/an-agile-frog-photographed-in-bulgaria-during-the-natureslens-reptiles-amphibians-of-bulgaria-photography-holiday.jpg) ## Why do the Danube Delta & Lake Kerkini look so different in May compared to winter? [Birds of the Danube Delta](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/danube-delta/) & [Spring Birds of Lake Kerkini](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/greece/birds-of-lake-kerkini/) both give you an entirely different, warmer-season version of wetland bird photography, [Squacco herons](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-species/), black terns & black-winged stilts replacing the winter’s pelicans & cranes. [![A Squacco Heron Takes Flight Typical Of The Kind Of Image You Will Capture During The Danube Delta Bird Photography Trip](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/A-Squacco-Heron-takes-flight-typical-of-the-kind-of-image-you-will-capture-during-the-Danube-Delta-Bird-Photography-trip-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/A-Squacco-Heron-takes-flight-typical-of-the-kind-of-image-you-will-capture-during-the-Danube-Delta-Bird-Photography-trip-1024x683.jpg) ## Should I choose winter Kerkini or spring Kerkini? They’re genuinely different trips rather than one being better. Winter Kerkini is about mist, pelicans & dramatic low light, while [Spring Birds of Lake Kerkini](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/greece/birds-of-lake-kerkini/) trades that for warmer light, breeding activity & a completely different species list. Photographers building a complete Kerkini portfolio often do both across different years. ## Which of these May trips should you choose? Choose [Morocco](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/africa/morocco/) for one of the most photogenic small mammals anywhere, photographed at night in genuine desert. Choose [Bulgaria](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/bulgaria/) if reptile & amphibian macro is your discipline. Choose the [Danube Delta](https://natureslens.co.uk/specific-location/danube-delta/) or [Kerkini](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/europe/greece/) in spring for warm-season wetland bird photography. Desert, wetland & macro, three completely different photographic disciplines, all timed for this exact point in the year. In this articleJump to section 1. [Why is May a good month for Morocco's desert wildlife?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#why-is-may-a-good-month-for-moroccos-desert-wildlife) 1. [Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for reptiles & amphibians in May?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#why-is-bulgaria-worth-visiting-for-reptiles-amphibians-in-may) 1. [Why do the Danube Delta & Lake Kerkini look so different in May compared to winter?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#why-do-the-danube-delta-lake-kerkini-look-so-different-in-may-compared-to-winter) 1. [Should I choose winter Kerkini or spring Kerkini?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#should-i-choose-winter-kerkini-or-spring-kerkini) 1. [Which of these May trips should you choose?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#which-of-these-may-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 - [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](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 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/) - [![Some Of The Images That Were Captured By Dennis Craggs During Our 2024 Costa Rican Photography Holiday 87](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/thumbnails/medium/Some-of-the-images-that-were-captured-by-Dennis-Craggs-during-our-2024-Costa-Rican-Photography-Holiday-87-300x200.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2025/01/27/some-of-the-images-that-were-captured-by-dennis-during-our-costa-rican-photography-holiday/) ### [Images from Dennis’s Costa Rica Wildlife Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/2025/01/27/some-of-the-images-that-were-captured-by-dennis-during-our-costa-rican-photography-holiday/) January 27, 2025 Immerse yourself in the dazzling images from the NaturesLens Costa Rican Photography Holiday, superbly captured by Dennis Craggs, one of… - [![A Lesser Kestrel Rests On The Tiles Of A Derelict Barn Photographed During One Of The Natureslens Photography Holidays To Spain](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/a-lesser-kestrel-rests-on-the-tiles-of-a-derelict-barn-photographed-during-one-of-the-natureslens-photography-holidays-to-spain.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2019/07/18/birdlife-of-spains-plains-of-calera/) ### [15 images of the diverse birdlife of Spain’s plains of Calera](https://natureslens.co.uk/2019/07/18/birdlife-of-spains-plains-of-calera/) July 18, 2019 In this second trip report on the birdlife of Spain, I look back at our week in Calera. We arrived… - [![One Of Kerkinis Dalmatian Pelicans Making Quite A Splash In The Waters Of The Lake Photographed During One Of The Natureslens Dalmatian Pelican Photography Holidays](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/one-of-kerkinis-dalmatian-pelicans-making-quite-a-splash-in-the-waters-of-the-lake-photographed-during-one-of-the-natureslens-dalmatian-pelican-photography-holidays.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2018/03/01/lake-kerkinis-pelicans-captured-by-george/) ### [8 Images of Lake Kerkini’s Pelicans captured by George](https://natureslens.co.uk/2018/03/01/lake-kerkinis-pelicans-captured-by-george/) March 1, 2018 George visited Lake Kerkini's Pelicans back in 2018, & as you can see, came back with some strong images! The… In this articleJump to section 1. [Why is May a good month for Morocco's desert wildlife?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#why-is-may-a-good-month-for-moroccos-desert-wildlife) 1. [Get close to one of the desert's most photogenic mammals](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#get-close-to-one-of-the-deserts-most-photogenic-mammals) 1. [Why is Bulgaria worth visiting for reptiles & amphibians in May?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#why-is-bulgaria-worth-visiting-for-reptiles-amphibians-in-may) 1. [Why do the Danube Delta & Lake Kerkini look so different in May compared to winter?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#why-do-the-danube-delta-lake-kerkini-look-so-different-in-may-compared-to-winter) 1. [Should I choose winter Kerkini or spring Kerkini?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#should-i-choose-winter-kerkini-or-spring-kerkini) 1. [Which of these May trips should you choose?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-may/#which-of-these-may-trips-should-you-choose) ### Author Next step ### Find your next wildlife photography holiday Browse small-group trips by destination, subject, season and photographic goal. 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