A Bat in the Hand...
I took these photos during a workshop on Southwestern Desert Bats taught by Patricia Brown-Berry, Ph.D., at the Desert Studies Center located at Zzyzx, California. The bats were caught at night in mist nets, checked for condition, measured, given insect meals, drinks of water, and released back into the night. (October 2012.)
1. Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) fresh out of a mist net.
2. Mature male in mating season.
3. Despite being held, the pallid bat readily consumes a katydid offered by the handler. Pallid bats normally consume large insects and scorpions that they catch on the ground.
4. Released onto a tree trunk, this pallid bat paused, then quickly scurried up into the tree branches and launched itself into flight. This species is an agile runner and climber.
5. A feisty California myotis (Myotis californicus) before being measured and getting a feast of crickets from the handler.
1. Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) fresh out of a mist net.
2. Mature male in mating season.
3. Despite being held, the pallid bat readily consumes a katydid offered by the handler. Pallid bats normally consume large insects and scorpions that they catch on the ground.
4. Released onto a tree trunk, this pallid bat paused, then quickly scurried up into the tree branches and launched itself into flight. This species is an agile runner and climber.
5. A feisty California myotis (Myotis californicus) before being measured and getting a feast of crickets from the handler.
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