Not your typical B.I.F.

[b_twill]

How about some bat in flight shots? I think this guys alarm clock was off by a few hours, he was out around 5 this afternoon.

 

[weepete]

Sweet!

 

[tirediron]

VERY cool!

 

[EOV]

I am visiting my parents house this week. Most everybody here had left and I was sitting in the living. Much to my chagrin a bat came it and took a couple of laps around the living room then flew out. We found him later and set him free. I screamed like a little girl which is funny since I am quite a large guy.

Nice shots by the way.

 

[NancyMoranG]

Holy Bat....!!
I can't believe you got this shot in daylight!
Nancy

 

[b_twill]

Thanks! I was completely surprised to see this guy out so early! I had just finished grilling some chicken when I saw him flying around. Ran inside and grabbed the camera, my family couldn't figure out what was going on and why I was yelling "There's a bat outside!"

 

[robbins.photo]

Thanks! I was completely surprised to see this guy out so early! I had just finished grilling some chicken when I saw him flying around. Ran inside and grabbed the camera, my family couldn't figure out what was going on and why I was yelling "There's a bat outside!"

Awesome shots, not something you see very often. I am curious about one thing, the chicken you were grilling, did you ever get it to confess?

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[JacaRanda]

Nice. Never thought I would be jealous of someone with a bat shot, but I kinda am and kinda am not.

 

[KmH]

Coo! Coo! La! Rue!

Definitely not something you see photographed often.
Maybe he/she left the roost early because he/she was hungry.

I had a friend when I lived in the southwest that built a bat roost near his home to attract Mexican free-tailed bats, because bats eat a lot of insects.

I know that it was back in the 1960's when a scientist used a high-speed camera and flash (1000 fps) to film a bat catching prey.

 

[baturn]

Awesome! Well done, to take advantage of a rare opportunity.

 

[Raj_55555]

Great capture, but these guys are a seriously tough catch in flight. I would know, I have tried.

We've one of the largest species around here the greater indian fruit bat (flying fox), and I've tried so many times for a in-flight shot, but they venture outside only after sunset. With my camera, I may as well be using a rock to take the shot.

Great work.

 

[nzmacro]

Yeah those are different alright How neat are those shots!!. Really unusual to see and what a sight, great work there.

All the best and loving these for BIF's, excellent.

Danny.

 

[DLeeT]

Nice shots.

And bats get a lot of bad press. They are actually a very beneficial and needed species. I have many of them around here and love them -- they can eat up to 600 mosquitoes a night. I haven't had mosquito bite in years! Lee