Canonical URL: 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 November Published on July 14, 2026 [![A Keel Billed Toucan Typical Of The Kind Of Image We Hope You Will Capture During Our Costa Rican Wildlife Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a-keel-billed-toucan-typical-of-the-kind-of-image-we-hope-you-will-capture-during-our-costa-rican-wildlife-photography-holiday-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a-keel-billed-toucan-typical-of-the-kind-of-image-we-hope-you-will-capture-during-our-costa-rican-wildlife-photography-holiday.jpg) ### Article brief Editorial article Published July 14, 2026 November takes you a very long way from [Africa](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/africa/), tropical rainforest, high-altitude plateau & an island of species found nowhere else. Here’s what’s on. [![A Keel Billed Toucan Typical Of The Kind Of Image We Hope You Will Capture During Our Costa Rican Wildlife Photography Holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a-keel-billed-toucan-typical-of-the-kind-of-image-we-hope-you-will-capture-during-our-costa-rican-wildlife-photography-holiday-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a-keel-billed-toucan-typical-of-the-kind-of-image-we-hope-you-will-capture-during-our-costa-rican-wildlife-photography-holiday-1024x683.jpg) ## Why is November a good month for Costa Rica’s wildlife? [Essential Costa Rican Wildlife](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/costa-rica/essential-costa-rican-wildlife-2026/) fills a portfolio with colour & volume this month, [chestnut-mandibled toucans](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/chestnut-mandibled-toucan/), [blue jeans poison dart frogs](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blue-jeans-poison-dart-frog/) & hummingbirds against genuine rainforest, all photographed at productive feeders & perches our guides know well. ### Fill your portfolio with tropical colour [Essential Costa Rican Wildlife](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/costa-rica/essential-costa-rican-wildlife-2026/) is built around productive feeders, perches & lodges, not lucky sightings. [Explore our Essential Costa Rican Wildlife holiday](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/costa-rica/essential-costa-rican-wildlife-2026/) ## Why is November the right month for Tibet’s plateau wildlife? [Tibetan Wildlife of the Qing-Zang Plateau](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/tibet/tibetan-wildlife/) gives you [black-necked cranes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/black-necked-crane/) & [blue sheep](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blue-sheep/) against some of the most dramatic high-altitude scenery we work in, timed for when the cranes have arrived on their wintering grounds & the light across the plateau is at its clearest. [![Tibetan Wildlife Photography Holiday With Natureslens 23](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/thumbnails/large/tibetan-wildlife-photography-holiday-with-natureslens-23-1024x768.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/thumbnails/large/tibetan-wildlife-photography-holiday-with-natureslens-23-1024x768.jpg) ## Why is Madagascar worth visiting specifically in November? [Madagascar Wildlife & Rainforest](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/madagascar/madagascar-wildlife/) is built entirely around species that exist nowhere else on the planet, [aye-ayes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/aye-aye/), [asities](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/asities/) & mantellas among them, & November sits within the island’s more settled rainforest season, better access & more reliable sightings than the wetter months either side. [![Madagascar Wildlife Furcifer Oustaleti Chameleon](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Madagascar-Wildlife-Furcifer-oustaleti-chameleon-1024x683.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Madagascar-Wildlife-Furcifer-oustaleti-chameleon-1024x683.jpg) ## Is Tibet’s altitude a concern for photographers on this trip? It’s something we plan around carefully rather than something to worry about unduly. The itinerary is built with acclimatisation days & a measured pace, & our guides are experienced in working at altitude, most photographers adjust well within the first couple of days. ## Which of these November trips should you choose? Choose [Costa Rica](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/central-america/costa-rica/) for volume & tropical colour built around productive feeders & perches. Choose [Tibet](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/asia/tibet/) for a genuinely different high-altitude landscape alongside [black-necked cranes](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/black-necked-crane/) & [blue sheep](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blue-sheep/). Choose [Madagascar](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/africa/madagascar/) if endemic species found nowhere else on the planet are the priority. Rainforest colour, plateau light & island endemics, November covers about as much ground as any month in our calendar. In this articleJump to section 1. [Why is November a good month for Costa Rica's wildlife?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#why-is-november-a-good-month-for-costa-ricas-wildlife) 1. [Why is November the right month for Tibet's plateau wildlife?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#why-is-november-the-right-month-for-tibets-plateau-wildlife) 1. [Why is Madagascar worth visiting specifically in November?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#why-is-madagascar-worth-visiting-specifically-in-november) 1. [Is Tibet's altitude a concern for photographers on this trip?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#is-tibets-altitude-a-concern-for-photographers-on-this-trip) 1. [Which of these November trips should you choose?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#which-of-these-november-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](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 - [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:** [Essential Costa Rican Wildlife Photography Tour](https://natureslens.co.uk/photography-holiday/costa-rica/essential-costa-rican-wildlife-2026/) **Explore by Country:** [Costa Rica](https://natureslens.co.uk/discover/central-america/costa-rica/) **Related Species:** [Basilisk Lizard](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/basilisk-lizard/), [Blue Jeans Poison Dart Frog](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/blue-jeans-poison-dart-frog/), [Chestnut-headed Oropendola](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/chestnut-headed-oropendola/), [Chestnut-mandibled Toucan](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/chestnut-mandibled-toucan/), [Collared Aracari](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/collared-aracari/), [Emerald Toucanet](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/emerald-toucanet/), [Fiery-throated Hummingbird](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/fiery-throated-hummingbird/), [Glass Frog](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/glass-frog/), [Great Kiskadee](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/great-kiskadee/), [Green Iguana](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/green-iguana/), [Hoffmann's Woodpecker](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/hoffmanns-woodpecker/) & [Keel-Billed Toucan](https://natureslens.co.uk/photograph/keel-billed-toucan/) - [![Heipi Tripod 06](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/heipi-tripod-06-300x169.webp)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2023/04/06/heipi-tripod/) ### [Will the Heipi Tripod Help You to Travel Stable & Steady? A Review of the Heipi Tripod](https://natureslens.co.uk/2023/04/06/heipi-tripod/) April 6, 2023 Get the lowdown on the Heipi Tripod with our review. Read on to discover if it is suitable for you… - [![A Little Owl Perched On Tree Stump](https://natureslens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/A-little-owl-perched-on-tree-stump-300x225.jpg)](https://natureslens.co.uk/2025/09/29/other-species-to-photograph-wildlife-photography-holiday-in-extremadura/) ### [Other species to Photograph during our Wildlife Photography Holiday in Extremadura](https://natureslens.co.uk/2025/09/29/other-species-to-photograph-wildlife-photography-holiday-in-extremadura/) September 29, 2025 Discover the other species you can photograph during our Wildlife Photography Holiday in Extremadura, including golden eagles, kestrels, little owls… - [![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… In this articleJump to section 1. [Why is November a good month for Costa Rica's wildlife?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#why-is-november-a-good-month-for-costa-ricas-wildlife) 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-november/#fill-your-portfolio-with-tropical-colour) 1. [Why is November the right month for Tibet's plateau wildlife?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#why-is-november-the-right-month-for-tibets-plateau-wildlife) 1. [Why is Madagascar worth visiting specifically in November?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#why-is-madagascar-worth-visiting-specifically-in-november) 1. [Is Tibet's altitude a concern for photographers on this trip?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#is-tibets-altitude-a-concern-for-photographers-on-this-trip) 1. [Which of these November trips should you choose?](https://natureslens.co.uk/what-you-could-photograph-in-the-next-twelve-months/why-you-could-be-photographing-wildlife-in-november/#which-of-these-november-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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