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In addition to Simon's bat shots - a few taken last night All quick and dirty= haven't played with them much, but you get the idea

all asleep bar one



baubles in a tree



the Bobsy twins



Amazing to see a couple of hundred thousand bats leave a colony at once - controlled chaos



Rel

Cute!!
I didn't have the lens capability to get close but you've more than made up for it Rel. Beautiful shots of these gorgeous little creatures.

I think that you are batty Rel Great shots.

Amazing work Rel!
What lens where you using for the first few?????

Thanks Simon, John & Steve

They really are photogenic little blighters aren't they? All shot with the 80-200 2.8 (including the last crappy shot, but was to show the sheer numbers!!!). I'm planning to go back and have another go - they are so inquisitive, if you don't spook them, they sit and look at what you are doing. The individuals at this colony are really close to the road, and are roosting in trees which are really not that big - so makes it easier to get 'closer' shots. I should go a little earlier next time - low light meant slightly noisy, not really really clear shots, but I'm still happy with them.

Thanks again (and thanks Manta, for being the push to go out and have a look)... I wonder how the courtcase went today???

Rel

great shots as usual...... but do you wear a raincoat when standing underneath these cute little furry things........and gum boots

Good call Bernie - I was the one wearing the white shirt !!!! But Manta was the one that took home a loving sticky reminder of the evening  LOL

it is a bit hard to wash a D70 under a tap....... and would Andersons charge more for a clean if they knew what they were cleaning off..........

Nice captures Rel, I bet they'll be light shy for a while
Cute and cuddly unless you are trying to rescue one off a barb wire perch then they get decidedly nasty
cheers
marco

Great stuff Rel. Cute little critters