Under siege

We have a colony of bats in our town. Each night they fly off to feed. This was the sky last night.

[hueymilunz]

fav! love it!

[Rach_who]

They might be a bit of a problem but they have certainly made for a nice extra to your photo

[Dianne]

What an amazing shot - well done!

[Tracie Broadhead]

wow-fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lee-Ann]

Beautiful picture...Cairns has a colony of bats as well...the council wants to get rid of them. as they too noisy for the tourists.

[Alice Burghart]

wonderful. We have this in Austin too. Good because they eat so many bugs.

[alia_801]

Love the feeling of depth to this pic - cool clouds, and all the bats too :)

[Carole Imes]

Great timing to catch this fabulous scene. Perfect composition with those great sky colors and silhouettes.....big fav!

[Susan T]

Wow! What a shot! It's pretty. I'd have thought they were birds if you hadn't said something

[Denise]

Oh this is such an amazing photo. Awesome silhouettes against that painted sky.

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Wow, incredible. Big fav from me.

[*lynn]

Oh my! what an amazing capture!

[👑 AnaZad]

OMG, this impressive. Love tour capture.

[Michelle]

Amazing! I'm glad we don't have that many bats!!

[Charlotte]

Wow this is such a fantastic photo - amazing!

[Laurie Higgins]

Wow! This really is an amazing photo. The colors and silhouettes are so beautiful. That is a lot of bats! Instant fave for me.

[Krista Marson]

wow. that must be a racket! but cool sounding....

[Katie]

Wow, that's incredible! Amazing sky and perfect composition.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

THAT is a whole lot of bats. The sunset's colors were perfect backlight for the flying mammals.

[Anne ❀]

FAV for me too. awesome in-flight capture, beautiful silhouettes and lighting

[What's for dessert?]

Stunning! Fav!

[Taffy]

Eeek!!!! Mice with wings!!! you are SO brave -- I would be a bit terrified, even it is not rational. Great image!

[Terri]

Oh my gosh! How scary!!

[Sheralee S]

@taffy Haha, mice with wings... love it!

@leestevo It seems pointless to get rid of them, they just return. The smell is quite awful too.

@libertylady I guess that's one positive :)

@blueberry1222 The smell is worse than the noise.

[Trudi]

Aargh! I hate batsmen they really freak me out! Having said that though I love this shot, truly an unbelievable sight...fave!! And keep you head down, lol!

[Susan Golding]

Wow that is amazing!. I love the silhouettes

[Kerry McCarthy]

Spectacular shot not only for the subject matter but for the beautiful composition and lines of the silhouette. fav!

[Lisa Pouncy]

That's incredible!! xx

[Laurie]

Oh my goodness, no way!!! I thought we had a lot of bats...come to find out...we don't...at al...not compared to this! Such an amazing capture against that beautiful sky! Fav!

[Vee]

Wow! I'd love to see something like that!

[zab coloma]

wow, great timing well done :)

[Phil]

Gosh - like the starlings murmurations but more dramatic. The sky is fab!

[Rose Humphrey]

WOW!

[Laetitia Petrussa]

WOW! Spectacular! I would love to come there once! We barely see a hand full of them over the whole evening...