In this first image you can see the moment of impact when the red-tailed goes talons out to grab the bat.
This is my favourite image as it really captures the raptor, the fleeing bats nearby and the single bat that has been snagged!
13.4.10
TEXAS - CONCAN BAT CAVE
Kathi and I had a great evening at the bat cave at Concan a few nights ago. The weather was perfect and the bats emerged early enough to catch lots of bat raptor interactions. We watched as Red-tailed Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, a single Cooper's Hawk and a single Merlin all made successful attempts to capture Mexican Free-tailed Bats emerging from the cave. I managed to capture two images which really give a feel for this dynamic interaction.
In this first image you can see the moment of impact when the red-tailed goes talons out to grab the bat.
This is my favourite image as it really captures the raptor, the fleeing bats nearby and the single bat that has been snagged!
In this first image you can see the moment of impact when the red-tailed goes talons out to grab the bat.
This is my favourite image as it really captures the raptor, the fleeing bats nearby and the single bat that has been snagged!
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We were visiting our cousins in Rio Frio and went to experience this amazing sight. This is a wonderful photo. We arrived home to MI just last night and can't wait to see if any of our pics are this good. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots with the raptors, really good. Well done. Beautiful countryside around Rio Frio too - flowers pics are excellent too!
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