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01-Apr-2017 #Elaine Simmonds yE''

Grey Faced Flying Fox

These extremely rare and
endangered Flying Foxes
are still in residence in
the wetlands across from out house.
I finally managed to get some photographs
on a sunny day.
The flying foxes usually sleep during the day,
so I was lucky to get this shot.

Nikon D600
1/320s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 07-Apr-2017 04:57
Thanks for your comments Cindy and Michael.
Flying foxes are bats.
Cindy Flood07-Apr-2017 00:25
Wow! That is an amazing capture. Are they relatives of bats?
Michael Edwards06-Apr-2017 17:18
Wow...looks like a bat..
Most interesting and unusual...
Elaine Simmonds 06-Apr-2017 07:03
I helped out counting the this morning.
We estimate between 6 and 7000.
Lovely
Terry_O06-Apr-2017 05:32
Super impressive, Elaine....so glad you were able to capture it.
Elaine Simmonds 05-Apr-2017 09:10
Thanks, Pete. Not very elusive here at the moment,
have about 1000 just over the laneway.
So much fun, a multi-sensory experience, smell and sound as well as
visual......great fun.
Pete Hemington05-Apr-2017 06:22
Superb to get a great shot of an illusive creature
Guest 03-Apr-2017 10:33
Elaine
Guest 03-Apr-2017 10:33
Thank you so much, Sally and Hal.
This pic was taken on Saturday, as you will see from the date.
It was taken from the laneway.
Sally 03-Apr-2017 01:51
A winner Elaine! Well spotted and captured.
Hal 03-Apr-2017 01:01
Wow, Elaine. Magnificent photography !!!!
They don't get any better than this.