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Leaf nosed Bat

I went into a cabin we were staying at in the Mojave Preserve, and found this guy flying around in there. I set the only lens I've got that does not cast a shadow with the on camera flash to a 5 foot manual focus and got about 10 shots of it, a couple of them with reasonable focus! Then we chased it out. Later in the trip, we were sitting in front of the fireplace in a different cabin when i felt something on my knee. I shook my leg and could feel the wings flapping as I barely caught a glimpse of a bat making his quick getaway. I think it was as freaked out as I was.

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Uploaded on January 7, 2018
Taken on December 31, 2017