Bats

These bats were hunting while we were birding and they were kind enough to let me take their picture. You can also see a termite tunnel on the left.

Cal

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That must have been quite a trip, Cal. All your shots are great, but I like this one best. The details in the bats are so crisp as to look 3D. Nice!
clc

Great shot Cal! Super detail and great subject matter.

I love bats. They are so interesting and endowed with some amazing abilities. I sometimes get to work with bat researchers on my project. They use a setup called an "anabat detector" that listens to and records their eco-locating sounds to a computer. By analyzing the acoustic parameters of the sounds, they are able to tell which species made the call. It is really something to see. They also use "harp" traps to catch them for examination. It's just one of the fringe benefits of my job