Another batty photo!

Because of the rain a few days ago, the mosquito breeding season was a very short but frenzied one. The result was that today they emerged from their watery nymph form and were all set to plague our lives but at just the right moment (they must have been waiting all summer for this), our friends the Pipistrelle bats came out in force and chomped away to their and our delight!
Sight and Sound. Watching the bats skimming and swooshing through the twilight skies reminded me of this; www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE

malona, Stefani Wehner, Marco F. Delminho, micritter and 44 other people have particularly liked this photo

52 comments - The latest ones

Mario Vargas ^club

good meal fot the bats¡¡¡, love the colored clouds

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Thank you, Mario!

2 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

How very fortunate that the bats arrived. Fine moody cloudscape.

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thank you, Gillian!
The bats roost in the eaves under the roof of the house two further along. They come out at dusk every day but today they came out in their hundreds to enjoy the feast!

2 years ago.

Boro

Superbe lumière !!

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Boro

Thank you, Boro!

2 years ago.

Armando Taborda ^club

Use a repellent, Andy!

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Armando Taborda ^club

I use every repellent under the sun! I wear a rubber bracelet that is impregnated with anti- something-or-other and I have sprays for the air in my bedroom at night and for my skin. They seem to do the trick!
But it's nice having the bats as extra insurance as I do react badly to mosquito bites!

2 years ago.

Armando Taborda ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Well, it seems you are heavily armored against them! :)

2 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club

Hooray for the bats!

2 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Magnificent capture! Stay well!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Ronald,
William,
Thank you both!

2 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

Splendid scenery!

2 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Magnifique et excellente capture joliment partagée avec cette magnifique profondeur et ces MAGNIFIQUES couleurs.
Bonne et agréable semaine.

2 years ago.

Pierre Pasqualini ^club

Jolie vue, superbe ciel!

2 years ago.

Madeleine Defawes ^club

Superbe image avec le vol des chauves-souris !
Bonne semaine. Amitiés

2 years ago.

gezginruh ^club

Splendid view!!

Best wishes
Füsun

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Beautiful clouds !!
Enjoy the rest of the week.

2 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

great work
Happy new week:)

2 years ago.

TOZ ^club

A great sky Andy love the bats doing a good job.
Have a great week.
TOZ

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Ich sehe in den großen Wolken ein Flugzeug lieber Andy :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A great batty capture and sunset, Andy.

2 years ago.

uwschu ^club

herrliche Beobachtungen, Fledermäuse entdeckt man bei uns auch sehr häufig

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Hooray for the bats..!!

It must be wonderful to be able to see the bats coming out at sunset and flying around nearby.

A wonderful shot Andy..........with beautiful soft light and lovely colours. The cloud formations are very attractive.

Have an enjoyable (and mosquito bite free) week!

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

They certainly came out in force, Keith. And very welcome they are too!

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has added

And Keith, it's puzzled me. I've heard that the mosquito has almost zero nutritional mass to interest any prey. And yet, thankfully, these bats disagree!

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Beautiful mood, Andy !

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Helena,
Malik,
Pierre,
Madeleine,
Fïusun,
Jaap.
Annemarie,
Gordon,
Güni
George,
Betty,
Uwe,
Keith,
Ulrich,
~~~Super comments! Many thanks to you all!~~~

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Lovely evening shot and some great stars in your link, which is really put together well.

2 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

How lovely for you - I counted 3 mosquitos in my lounge yesterday - now that's something we don't often see. Still I gave them a good talking to, and told them that they'd be much happier outside!!!!

This is a great picture and thanks for pointing the bats out for us. The cloud has a great shape - almost like a jet plane.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

A great sky and a lovely 'batty' image Andy. I have some red kite shots where they don't appear much bigger than your little bats!! Too fast and too far away for me!

Have a lovely week

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Thank you, Carol.
Yes, they're too quick to capture as one would wish!

2 years ago.

José Manuel Polo ^club

Todo un detalle esta fotografía. También golondrinas, vencejos y aviones operan en el aire por el día y es cierto que en los días de brotes masivos de insectos voladores, se dan buenos festejos que da gusto verles sus vuelos acrobáticos.

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to José Manuel Polo ^club

Absolutely right, José Manuel! I was amazed that no aircraft featured anywhere in the sky shown in the shot. Now that IS a rarity indeed!
Many thanks!

2 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

elles sont utiles ! belle prise****************

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

Thank you, Valeriane!

2 years ago.

"seise"

grandios

2 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Haha, a good thing the bats were out in force. It's quite clear to see that these are bats as opposed to birds, they move their wings so much more quickly!

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Well, we have swifts as well and they are almost as fast as the bats!

2 years ago.

Pearl ^club

Un moment pas facile à saisir !

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Pearl ^club

Maybe, but I hope my notes helped!
Thank you, Pearl!

2 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

Excellent photo, Andy. Love that sky. Good musical link and great video :-)

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Pleased you liked my batty shot and the musical link, Roger!
Thank you.

2 years ago.

vero

une photo grandiose et spectaculaire, un ciel magnifique Andy belle et douce journée

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to vero

Very many thanks, Vero!

2 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

The question is how do the bats know maybe a scout is sent out to check, I used to get them around the house but I've not seen them for a few years despite them being protected. Do you remember as a boy being able to hear them ?

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

I saw them very occasionally as a child but never heard them. I certainly hear them now though, Peter!
The bats are out most evenings (they need to eat afer all!) - I suppose they send a message back somehow, Not via WhatsApp, I'm fairly sure of that!

2 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

The sky looks beautiful and with the added interest of the bats, it makes a great picture!

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

I got a bit carried away, Rosa with trying to get a good bat shot and eventually I didn't notice the cloud colour changing to reflect the sunset in progress!
Anyway many thanks, from Saint Day!

2 years ago.

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Nice landscape flown over by very useful animals!!!!**********

2 years ago.

micritter

A gorgeous scene and a very interesting story, Andy.

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Nouchet,
Rashid,
Thank you both!

2 years ago.

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