Flying Fox

Posted by Richard Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 14 April 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

I took this shot sitting by a lake near Islamabad in Pakistan. The Flying Foxes were hanging from a nearby tree, and towards evening, when it got a bit cooler, went flying out to find food. Behind this one, at the upper right is a House Crow, which, in comparison, is dwarfed by this oversized bat.

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Comments (17)

ahmad lukman from jakarta, Indonesia

I believe i can fly...

nicely composed..

14 Apr 2007 6:32am

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

boy, your images are always so wonderful - I love this one with the light right behind the little guy

14 Apr 2007 6:54am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Nice silhouettes, great framing!

14 Apr 2007 8:19am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

This is a wonderful image - dreamy colors - silhouettes – marvelous.

14 Apr 2007 11:10am

Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

the silhouettes looks awesome with the blue background ! Well done

14 Apr 2007 12:15pm

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Such a striking image. Did you have to wait long to get this? You chose a great moment.

14 Apr 2007 12:39pm

Ed Simons from Cambridge, United Kingdom

What excellent timing!

14 Apr 2007 2:13pm

Yukie from Kyoto, Japan

Superb image! love the sihouettes and the light behind the birds.

14 Apr 2007 2:52pm

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gorgeous shot Richard and depite dard and low light you really managed to capture it sharp. I love this shot and the blue sky. :0)

14 Apr 2007 3:06pm

Lydia from Ottawa, Canada

Great image! I didn't realize the size of this flying foz until you mentioned that the bird behind it was a crow! Love the light behind the flying fox- fascinating image!

14 Apr 2007 5:32pm