tiabunna's photos with the keyword: bat

You may need to view this large to see the many Grey-headed Flying Foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) which have again taken residence the trees in a park in town - despite the local Council's efforts to persuade them to camp in other places. These are Australia's largest bats and grow to a weight of about 1 kg and a wingspan of about 1 metre. Largely because of Australia's recent disastrous fires, these are now listed as "Vulnerable".

These are Australian "Grey Headed Flying Foxes" (Pteropus poliocephalus) , actually a species of fruit bats, which have again taken residence in a park in town - despite the local Council's efforts to persuade them to camp in other places. There are many thousands of them (see also PiPs) here, probably a large proportion of the total number, as the species is now are listed as "Vulnerable" , largely as a result of our very extensive forest fires a few years ago. They are Australia's largest bats and live on fruits and pollen, so they migrate seasonally with food sources.