Fruit Bat

Sydney, Australia (Botanical Gardens)

I thought bats were only active at night but these fruit bats were out and about in the middle of the day.

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abstract_effects says:

nicely silhouetted against the sky
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Sherif_1982 says:

Very nice! I can't picture how big or small this bat is...
But it's nicely focused...
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mosdave says:

Thanks for the comments.

Sherif_1982: Suprisingly big actually! That wingspan is almost 1m (3ft).
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Moor says:

Beautiful capture, so clear and sharp! Amazing critters these bats are!

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Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

photo1now says:

Sweet.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

lmshv says:

Ohhh.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

wana2b says:

What a shot ! Awesome...
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

angelicka says:

...i remember hundreds of bats flying on sydney's sky...
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intrigueimages says:

Very cool....I like this........................
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

JC Couto says:

Super cool ... Batman Returns !!!
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davidteter says:

very cool!
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jeffinmoscow says:

Great composition. Amazing-looking animal.
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jrm brbr says:

sweet bird, i like the little paws :)
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elekesmagdi says:

it's Batman!

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SarahCartwright says:

OMG! Great capture! I wish I could get some of bats.
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~Asturnut~ says:

Great capture!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

These bats are Grey-headed flying-foxes. I have added some tags to your picture to that effect.

they live in the trees, not caves, during the day. It's pretty normal for them to fly around in their roost site during day.
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mosdave says:

Thanks for the information, very interesting.

I've updated my photo title and tags accordingly.

Cheers
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Im_a_teapot says:

Sorry, they are also bats!

The little (insectivorous) bats are called microbats.

The larger megabats are known colloquially as flying-foxes or fruit bats. The smaller megabats are blossom bats.

cheers
storm
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mosdave says:

Gotcha ;-)
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Wael M. Shohdi says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Chiroptera (Bats), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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