This is "Tough Guy", and I think he's a big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus, based on what I can see of his dentition, the shape of his tragus, and from what I've gathered from the other bats I've caught in the building. I forget what number Tough Guy is this season, I lose track of these things. But anyway, he's a male as far as I can tell, which is rare compared to females. For those that don't know, I do bat rescue in the dormitories here. He's really quite nice, but likes to put on his tough guy display now and then, hence his name. It's not so much a display of ferocity as it is a desperate act of a tiny creature to scare off the much larger and potentially dangerous human; me.
This is another photo of the same bat, "Tough Guy":
My ID is based on the collective information I've gathered from all the photos of bats I've caught in the building, however, the possibility may exist that there is more than one species of bat roosting in the building. Another possible candidate is the evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis, and the little brown myotis, Myotis lucifugus. Here are photos of other bats I've caught in the same building:
"Sweetie":
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/766649400/
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/852112174/
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/619704352/
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/624008607/
"Bird Bat":
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/569023964/
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/564616300/
"Christmas Bat":
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/497601101/
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/497565825/
"Baby Bat":
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/603093359/
www.flickr.com/photos/furryscalyman/642370378/
Or just see all of them here:
www.flickr.com/search/?w=98528214@N00&q=eptesicus&...
Along with the above photos, I've been using the following links to
attempt a positive identification of all the bats I've caught in the
building, as well as the corresponding Google, Wikipedia, and EOL.org
pages to each species I look into:
www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/bats/nhpbatf...
www.hastingsreserve.org/mammals/Bats/ToothGap.html#Top
content62.eol.org/content/2012/05/08/07/86468_orig.jpg
I'll let him go once it's dark out. Ugh, I wish I had a place with better lighting for photography though. Also, should I crop this photo?
If you'd like to use this photo for anything, at least let me know about it, please.
#457 in Explore, 30 June 2007
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nexeiros 38 months ago | reply
Marvelous shot! :) Best compliments!
I'm one of the admin of www.theoutofmind.it and we would love to have this photo on front page for one of the articles. :)
Here it is link at the article: www.theoutofmind.it/joomla/artcreations/always-smile.html... (original language is italian, but google translator service may help. )
mpudi97 37 months ago | reply
Did anybody already say ? Don`t crop. His left ear is too nice ;-)
Great picture !
Miss a Liss 37 months ago | reply
awesome picture. I love bats and it is cool you rescue them and let them go. I have done that a few times myself. And this picture should be framed and hanging somewhere!! It is my new favorite!!
Elaine's Portfolio 37 months ago | reply
thanks for being Creative Commons. I am using this image on my facebook as illustration for my bat story. I have a bat trapped in my basement that I need to evict.
PsycadelicOwl 35 months ago | reply
He's kinda cute :) but I think I'll keep my fingers far away from him.
kevinraggio.com [deleted] 33 months ago | reply
excellent capture of emotion and lighting here! pure excellence.
~Brenda-Starr~ 31 months ago | reply
You got to love that smile! :)
Fab photo!
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Found in a search. (?)
The hills are alive (back for a bit....) 31 months ago | reply
What an amazing image....and it sound like you do great work too... Bravo on both counts!
KrisssKristin 22 months ago | reply
Wow, this is amazing! Really great photo!
Thanks for sharing!
John Reason 21 months ago | reply
I would like to let you know that I have used this picture for an article on Real Vampire News. It sure is an awesome photo. www.realvampirenews.com/2011/08/the-art-of-fangsmithing-v...
jennysquib1 16 months ago | reply
That's a fabulous pic. What courage these wee creatures have! Were I to encounter a beast as big to me as you are to him - i'd die of fright!!!
subarcticmike 13 months ago | reply
red riding hood's wolfie is
w-a-a-a-a-a-aaaay
outclassed :)
super shooting
syntithesis 13 months ago | reply
Check out that smile!
I would love to get into bat rehabilitation some day. Good work!
samfreney 12 months ago | reply
Neat shot. Used as a header image for an article on fear, for a couple of months from May 28 2012. matthiasmedia.com/briefing
Furryscaly 11 months ago | reply
This is "Tough Guy", and I think he's a big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus, based on what I can see of his dentition, the shape of his tragus, and from what I've gathered from the other bats I've caught in the building. I forget what number Tough Guy is this season, I lose track of these things. But anyway, he's a male as far as I can tell, which is rare compared to females. For those that don't know, I do bat rescue in the dormitories here. He's really quite nice, but likes to put on his tough guy display now and then, hence his name. It's not so much a display of ferocity as it is a desperate act of a tiny creature to scare off the much larger and potentially dangerous human; me.
This is another photo of the same bat, "Tough Guy":
My ID is based on the collective information I've gathered from all the photos of bats I've caught in the building, however, the possibility may exist that there is more than one species of bat roosting in the building. Another possible candidate is the evening bat, Nycticeius humeralis, and the little brown myotis, Myotis lucifugus. Here are photos of other bats I've caught in the same building:
"Sweetie":
"Bird Bat":
"Christmas Bat":
"Baby Bat":
Along with the above photos, I've been using the following links to attempt a positive identification of all the bats I've caught in the building, as well as the corresponding Google, Wikipedia, and EOL.org pages to each species I look into:
www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/bats/nhpbatf...
www.hastingsreserve.org/mammals/Bats/ToothGap.html#Top
content62.eol.org/content/2012/05/08/07/86468_orig.jpg
I'll let him go once it's dark out. Ugh, I wish I had a place with better lighting for photography though. Also, should I crop this photo?
If you'd like to use this photo for anything, at least let me know about it, please.
#457 in Explore, 30 June 2007
This photo was also featured in Daily Flickr:
www.moisesdaniel.net/dailyflickr/servlet/FrontController?...
thewritingreader 9 months ago | reply
Thanks for sharing via Creative Commons. I've used this on my blog today at www.thewritingreader.com/blog/2012/08/31/prompt-406-word-...
Aisling :0) Alasereyeballbrokenawristocat 8 months ago | reply
excellent!
ilieattruthordare 7 months ago | reply
I used this picture in the last few seconds of the stop-motion video here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1431077765/apocalypse-now-po...
Thanks so much for making this wonderful photo available!
QuHarrison Terry 2 months ago | reply
Thanks for the image I used it for my blog... quharrison.com/bats-love-nachos/
slinger311 2 months ago | reply
That is really cool! I've been hoping to find someone that does bat removal in Monroe, GA. I'd love to see one for real.