I think they're underappreciated by people. They're kinda cute when they're just hanging around in trees. :) Maybe not so cute if they happened to get in your hair for some reason, but...
Even the tiny ones can be dangerous. My cousin was bitten when he was doing some research in caves in the South of France. Two days later he ended up in intensive care with a massive infection. It took him more than a year to recover. He picked the little bat up to show it to his students, he didn't even feel the bat biting him.One of the students remembered it, and told the doctors.
Haha(I think...).
It's some kind of bat,and I must say,you have caught a excellent picture of it.
Yep it is a Fruit Bat AKA Flying Fox
fruit bat-1676 by rawshorty, on Flickr
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/
Is it a bird...?
Is it a plane...?
No! It's Superma...
No! Wait a minute...! It's BATman!!!!
Roly
Healesville
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36062443@N04/sets/72157632450588204/
Wonderful shot!
Roly
Healesville
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36062443@N04/sets/72157632450588204/
Arf, arf. Chortle. I was going to say shorty's is pigeon-toed but that's toe-ing in.
Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/
Thank you both for posting these great photos! :)
Oh! What a wonderful BAT photo. I do have some captured photos of bath but not that clear. Thanks for sharing.
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I think they're underappreciated by people. They're kinda cute when they're just hanging around in trees. :) Maybe not so cute if they happened to get in your hair for some reason, but...
Both very nice
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Thanks guys
Beautiful creatures. Excellent capture(s) guys! windshear...LOL...getitoutgetitoutgetitout, would be what I would saying
West Coast Tasmania
except if you have live in Qld or northern NSW and have horses - http://access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/InfectionsandParasites/ViralInfections/hendraVirusInfection_fs.asp
now I can differentiate between pigeon-toed and bat-toed
Peter
Even the tiny ones can be dangerous. My cousin was bitten when he was doing some research in caves in the South of France. Two days later he ended up in intensive care with a massive infection. It took him more than a year to recover. He picked the little bat up to show it to his students, he didn't even feel the bat biting him.One of the students remembered it, and told the doctors.
M-L
Well yes, naturally I understand they're dangerous like that. I meant on the aesthetically pleasing level.