According to Environment & Heritage site here, they play an important ecosystem function by providing a means of seed dispersal and pollination for many indigenous tree species.
Sharing with Camera Critters
11 June 2012
Camera Critters - Grey-headed Flying-Fox
Archival photos, location Blackbutt Nature Reserve, N.S.W. From a distance, when walking the reserve, it was thought we were walking up the hill into the rainforest pocket, towards a flock of very noisy parrots perhaps. A complete surprise to find this colony of fruit-bats camped there instead.
According to Environment & Heritage site here, they play an important ecosystem function by providing a means of seed dispersal and pollination for many indigenous tree species.
According to Environment & Heritage site here, they play an important ecosystem function by providing a means of seed dispersal and pollination for many indigenous tree species.
how cute are they?! :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent captures Carole!
ReplyDeletePretty cool how they wrap themselves in their wings when they sleep!
ReplyDeleteWow! love these guys.
ReplyDeleteHow cool! I like how the light shows through the skin of their wings. The way they "cocoon" themselves while hanging upside down is really neat.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of an interesting species. I'm jealous!
ReplyDeleteExcellent - never seen such bats myself so thanks for showing them to us.
ReplyDeletewooooowwww wunderschön diese Fledermäuse!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSchöne Woche wünsche ich dir!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Now that's a sight I have never seen around here.
ReplyDeleteNicely done, Carole.
Oh WOW, they are some awesome looking creatures. There are people i know on a reptilian forum who have kept these as pets. Crazy people out there !
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Fotogafie stupende! buona serata...ciao
ReplyDeleteThe animals are fascinating. On a vacation trip, I could see these animals in real life.
ReplyDeleteLove greetings, Karin
Isn't it amazing how every creature is part of a much larger chain of events?
ReplyDeleteWhat cool critters indeed. They really look huge!
ReplyDeletealways thought that bats were small! These look really big!
ReplyDeleteWe have a bat house on our property, but don't think it has ever been used by a bat...too many trees around for them I guess.
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Yuck bats make my skin crawl LOL!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for dropping by and visiting me.
Niesamowity i piękny widok. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteAmazing and beautiful sight. Yours.
wow...amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
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xoxo
Great shots. Love to see them in the wild. Hope I can get a chance.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the amazing bats.
ReplyDeleteTremendous creatures. Wow, I'd love to see those.
ReplyDeleteWow! Carole these must be wonderful to see..
ReplyDeleteGood golly! And these were taken in daylight, right? Glad I missed the night show! ;-)
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