tiabunna's photos with the keyword: flying foxes

The middle of our town has a park with a lake, known as the "Water Gardens". It is here most of the thousands of fruit bats have taken residence in the trees, with resulting damage. HFF. Explored.

These are Grey-headed Flying Foxes. Despite the name, these are actually fruit bats and live on nectar and fruits. They are Australia's largest bats, with a wingspan of about a metre. They are classed as endangered but this year the local colony (right in the middle of town) has grown to about 100,000 - which does create more than a few problems! For an idea of what that means, multiply the image in the note by about 1000 to account for the surrounding area.

This is a Grey-headed Flying Fox. Despite the name, these are actually fruit bats and live on nectar and fruits. They are Australia's largest bats, with a wingspan of about a metre (see note). They are classed as endangered but this year the local colony (right in the middle of town) has grown to about 100,000 - which does create more than a few problems! Better viewed large. I live in Batemans Bay and there are suggestions it should now be renamed "Batman's Bay". :-) Which leads to the obvious musical link.