More Bats on Hummingbird Feeder
Around September in southeastern Arizona our hummingbird feeders are visited during the night by nectar-drinking bats that cross over into the U.S. from Mexico.
These are Lesser long-nosed bats Phyllostomidae (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) Total head and body measurement of approximately 3 inches. The tongue measures approximately the same length as the body. They are also are tailless. Their wingspan is about 10 inches.
To see my photos of last years bats
https://mostlyphotos.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/bats-on-hummingbird-feeder/
To see my photo post of last year when US Fish and Wildlife came to study the bats
https://mostlyphotos.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/bat-night-with-u-s-fish-and-wildlife/
Link on the length of a bats tongue
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061206-tongue-photo.html
Some very cool bat videos and information
http://www.videosift.com/video/High-Speed-Camera-Shows-Bats-Can-Hover-Like-Humming-Birds
Shows bats flying, landing, drinking from a feeder and walking in super so motion.
Showhttp://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/03/19/how-to-be-a-bat-life-in-motion/
love these photos! Wish we got bats at our hummingbird feeders. . .
Thank you, they are so cool to see. I posted some more photos today
Wow! these are amazing shots. I would have never guessed. Thanks for posting.
Thank you.