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Cynopterus brachyotis
A small bat about 3” body length, found roosting under a banana leaf, next to a stream.
Adjacent to a small stream. Altitude 1000m.
I have been walking this location almost daily for over a year, and never seen these before now. So much for my powers of observation.
Spotted on Jan 26, 2014
Submitted on Jan 30, 2014
20 Comments
Thanks Ingrid :)
Dave
What amazing pics in your collection! These guys SOOO ROCK!
Really cute family!
Wonderful pictures! They are really cool looking.
Congratulations! Great series folicallychalled!!.
Congrats, great SOTD!
Congratulations! Great series. I enjoy watching them.
Nicely captured :)
Thanks Mark, very much appreciated :)
Dave
Congratulations Dave and team.
Oh WOW! - this is a great honour, knowing how many images get posted on Noah in a day. Thanks very much to you all :)
Dave
Congratulations. Beautiful
Congratulations Dave! Wonderful series! I love all the different expressions, little teeth and tongues. They are just adorable.
Awesome! Love it congrats :)
Congratulations on the SOTD, I have been looking for bats here for a long time....no luck!!
Congratulations.
Congrats Dave, your cool collection of bats has been chosen Spotting of the Day!
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Nice spot
I hope you're right, too embarrassing to consider the alternative :)
You have a great opportunity to try for in-flight shots. Observe in the evening, the state of the light that they start to fly. You could try for an image, but it will probably be too fast for your reactions.
You need to observe at the same light level at dawn. With a tripod, pre-focused, you will be able to see them coming in to land. It will take many attempts, as you only get a few minutes each day. You will have to use flash too.
Dave
What a great find! But if you never saw them before, perhaps they simply weren't there before? Just this week I discovered bats roosting in my backyard. In 20 years of living here, this is the first time they have ever roosted here.
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