Mexican Free-tailed Bats

Posted by Nate Chappell on Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:54 pm

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I visited one of the larger Mexican Free-tailed Bat roosts in Texas recently. 10 to 12 million bats roost there and exit the cave to feed each evening, it's quite a sight. I took images from several different vantage points but my favorites were backlit images against this dark hillside, that way the under wing of the bats would show through.
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by Jeff Munoz on Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:02 pm

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No wonder why this is your favorite shot Nate, the way the light shows in the traslucid wings and all that action made this an amazing shot!

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:54 am

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Its a must to click on this one Nate, then you get the full impact of the light on this swarm! Almost like a swarm of Locusts.

Beautiful light on the wings, and was there an amazing chorus of sound from them too?

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by Nate Chappell on Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:19 pm

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Carol Clarke wrote:Its a must to click on this one Nate, then you get the full impact of the light on this swarm! Almost like a swarm of Locusts.

Beautiful light on the wings, and was there an amazing chorus of sound from them too?

Thanks Carol, the whirring wings and clicking sounds are amazing as well.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:50 pm

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Nate Chappell wrote:
Carol Clarke wrote:Its a must to click on this one Nate, then you get the full impact of the light on this swarm! Almost like a swarm of Locusts.

Beautiful light on the wings, and was there an amazing chorus of sound from them too?

Thanks Carol, the whirring wings and clicking sounds are amazing as well.

I can only imagine Nate, I've only been close to a few bats at a time.

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by Amy Kay on Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:13 am