Bats in the African Tulip Tree ~

The bats are back & I have never seen them roost in this huge African Tulip Tree before.
There are 1000's of gum trees around this tree & they are full of bats.

[JackieR]

Gosh how big are they???

[Beryl Lloyd]

Gosh ! amazing !

[Carole Sandford]

Ooh sounds like something from a horror movie!

[LManning (Laura)]

I had no idea some of them roost in trees like this! Most of ours stick to caves and buildings.

[Shutterbug]

Your bats are so large. Ours look like flying mice unless they want to sleep, then they tuck up and you would mistake them for a moth.

[Diana]

What an amazing find and shot! I hope they are not in your garden ;-)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh fantastic, flying foxes are so important and so misunderstood

[Babs]

Bats are gorgeous but they are very smelly in large numbers

[Dione Giorgio]

Ooh! I don't like bats. But your shot is so lovely.

[leggzy]

wonderful capture

[Kathy A]

We are getting overrun by the bats!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Wow, how interesting

[Vesna]

Interesting!

[Valerie Chesney]

@shutterbug49 @koalagardens @vesna0210 @shepherdmanswife @kjarn @leggzy @sangwann @onewing @ludwigsdiana @ljmanning @carole_sandford @beryl @30pics4jackiesdiamond > Four species of flying fox are native to mainland Australia. They are found mostly in northern and eastern temperate and subtropical coastal areas. Three of these - the little red flying fox, the black flying fox and the grey-headed flying fox - are found on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Some can reach a wingspan of 1.5 meters. (This is where I live)
The Grey-headed flying fox is currently listed federally as vulnerable to extinction. All bats in Australia are native species – none of them are introduced. Thank you each one for your great comments, Interest & Favs... Hope you find this info. helpful. 🦇🦇😊

[Valerie Chesney]

@evgeniamsk Thank you so much for your recent Favs,,,
I do hope you have completely recovered..