Kevin Rheese
It was totally bats!
The amazing thing about this location was not the thousands - and thousands upon thousands - of bats that began flying out from behind me down this gorge as soon as dusk came.
It was about the freshwater crocodiles that had been lined up on the sandy bank sunning themselves before dusk.
As soon as dusk came, the crocs moved altogether into the water and then lurked motionless just below the surface. Occaisonally a hapless bat would dive down for a sip of water. And SNAP! Bat dinner! Sometimes the crocs would even launch themselves out of the water to grab bats that were just near the surface.
Suffice it to say I was totally unprepared for this spectacle. No forewarning, no tripod, no flash, not even a torch. And I was there for one night only.
It was totally bats!
The amazing thing about this location was not the thousands - and thousands upon thousands - of bats that began flying out from behind me down this gorge as soon as dusk came.
It was about the freshwater crocodiles that had been lined up on the sandy bank sunning themselves before dusk.
As soon as dusk came, the crocs moved altogether into the water and then lurked motionless just below the surface. Occaisonally a hapless bat would dive down for a sip of water. And SNAP! Bat dinner! Sometimes the crocs would even launch themselves out of the water to grab bats that were just near the surface.
Suffice it to say I was totally unprepared for this spectacle. No forewarning, no tripod, no flash, not even a torch. And I was there for one night only.