2019 November Highlights Gallery

Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) at a colony hang together on a branch

Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) at a colony hang together on a branch over the Yarra River (Melbourne). ?
These bats form part of a colony that was established here in early 2000's by the banks of the Yarra when the colony was moved from Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens. In summer, colony numbers can swell to over 40,000 from a population of around 5,000 over winter.
?Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia.
April, 2019.
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Silhouette of the head of a Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) through its wings

Silhouette of the head of a Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) through its wings. ??On hot days when resting in trees, flying-foxes will spread their highly vascular wings, thereby allowing more air to flow over them and so helping them cool down.??Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victoria, Australia.?March, 2019.?Cropped

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Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta), Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Unesco Biosphere Reserve

Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta), Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Unesco Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka. The green vine snake changes from pure green to chequered markings when it feels threatened

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