<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bridgephotography015.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bridgephotography015.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bridgephotography015.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > 1 of 41 A kingfisher is caught in action. (Mark Bridger)

From red deer mid bellow to owls in flight, photographer Mark Bridger snaps photos of U.K. wildlife in action, capturing their interactions with the world around them.

"I like to try to capture the character of the animal I'm photographing. Sometimes even the smallest bug can show a cheeky side to it," Bridger told weather.com. "I think little owls have the best facial expressions out of the animals I photograph. They can look grumpy, then angry, then curious all within a minute or so."

Bridger shoots in national parks and in areas of wilderness near his home in Kent. The photographer spends time researching where he might be likely to find certain woodland animals. His work takes a lot of patience, and sometimes he spends hours and days inside a hide, waiting for a glimpse of a creature to photograph.

For Bridger, dawn is the best time to snap photos. He loves to capture the U.K.'s mist and fog during the autumn months. Bridger enjoys shooting in the rain as well.

"Wildlife doesn't really stop for rain, and you can get some awesome shots of animals just going about their lives," he said.

For more information, visit Bridger's website .

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