2019 November Highlights Gallery

Portrait of rescued and rehabilitated Grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus)

Portrait of rescued and rehabilitated Grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) that have just been transported to a soft-release enclosure within the Yarra Bend Park colony (Victoria, Australia), hanging from the roof of their new home. Yarra Bend Park, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia

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Animal, Animalia, Australasia, Australia, Bat, Chiroptera, Endangered Species, Flying Fox, Grey Headed Flying Fox, Group, Hanging, Mammal, Mammalia, Mega Bat, Megabat, Megachiroptera, Pteropodidae, Pteropus, Pteropus Poliocephalus, Roost, Roosting, Threatened, Vertebrate, Victoria, Vulnerable, Wildlife

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.
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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Ahaetulla, Ahaetulla Nasuta, Animal, Animalia, Asia, Asian Vine Snake, Biodiversity Hotspot, Colubridae, Dryophis Nasuta, Dryophis Nasutus, Green Vine Snake, Indian Subcontinent, Long Nosed Tree Snake, Long Nosed Whip Snake, Longnose Whipsnake, Reptile, Reptilia, Serpentes, Snake, Squamata, Squamate, Sri Lanka, Vertebrate, Vine Snake, Vinesnake, Whip Snake, Whipsnake, Wildlife