Fruit Bat Bats Its Wings is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on March 24th, 2017.
Fruit Bat Bats Its Wings
This grey headed flying fox or fruit bat from Centennial park is flying to another tree. ... more
Title
Fruit Bat Bats Its Wings
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
Medium
Photograph
Description
This grey headed flying fox or fruit bat from Centennial park is flying to another tree.
Flying foxes has been evicted from Royal Botanic Gardens bec of damage to trees and most moved to Centennial park.
A spokesperson from Centennial Parklands confirmed park authorities were monitoring bat numbers, with the aim of accommodating the creatures.
“We have established a daily monitoring program of the flying fox population in Centennial Park and work with volunteers led by an expert in bats from Sydney University,” said the spokesperson.
“We are monitoring the impact of the flying fox colony of the trees in Centennial Park, and aim to find a sustainable plan for managing the co-existence of the flying fox colony and our trees.”
Meanwhile, the Royal Botanic Gardens is continuing measures to repel the bats.
Grey flying foxes are listed as ‘vulnerable to extinction’ and its been estimated that in 80 there all be gone !
Uploaded
March 24th, 2017
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Comments (31)
Marian Bell
You have such a knack for finding these great moments to capture, Miroslava! Another excellent photographic find! l/f
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
This is absolutely fascinating and captivating!! wonderful capture and composition!! another perfect click in my eyes!! L/F
Alana Thrower
Lovely composition and colors in this capture of the flying foxes! Such interesting animals! l/f/g+/t
Tejsweena Renu Krishan
Such a wonderful, lovely, attractive, beautiful and perfect click!! Love this so much!! Stay blessed, happy and live free, dearest Miroslava. :) L/F
Wes Iversen
An excellent capture of the bat nicely framed between trees, Miroslava! I am glad to hear that there are efforts to accommodate these creatures! L/F