The first are the Flying Foxes of Mullet Creek. For most of this year the camp has been very quiet - none seen or heard from the road. Over the last month we have seen the occasional 1 - 4 fly over our house (Angophora Dr., on ridge above Creek). Earlier in the week I heard them from Lakeside Drive and on going into the track there found quite a few hanging around in the low (3-4 m) trees. They look quite small and are very nervous - perhaps pups?
Today (3 April) I went back on my exercise ride with my larger camera and found that numbers had grown significantly in the last two days. Judging by the number I could see, and the way the ruckus seemed to be coming from quite a distance up the Creek, I suspect there would be at least 1000 bats in the area.
Here are some photos. The light was not tremendously helpful, looking up into a bright overcast, so some of the photos have been post edited for under exposure.
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