Lorenzo Shoubridge's Image

Lorenzo Shoubridge (Italy) uses a long exposure on a camera trap to catch a dormouse mid-air, trying to snatch a meal.

Lorenzo used small camera traps to scout the forest before discovering an area visited by a variety of small rodents, including this dormouse. 'To begin with, it was feeding on fallen raspberries,' explains Lorenzo, 'then it began to hunt noctuid moths, which were also attracted to the fermenting fruits'.

Dormice need to eat well in the late summer in order to survive their winter hibernation. In recent years, their numbers have declined significantly due to a variety of factors, including changes to their woodland habitats.