Saturday 4 March 2017

YARRA BEND BATS

Yarra Bend Park is the largest area of natural bushland near the heart of Melbourne. The park features steep river escarpments, open woodlands, playing fields and golf courses.  The park can be explored by foot or by bike, there is boating on the river and one can enjoy superb views of the city skyline. Pleasant picnic areas, barbecues, rotundas and playgrounds make it popular with families. Meals, refreshments and boat hire are available at venues within the park.

The park is also the home of many species of flora and fauna, including being the major roost site of Grey Headed Flying Foxes (bats), which are 
 currently classified as a threatened speciesFlying foxes are an example of the dire effects of altering our natural environment. Due to enormous rates of deforestation in Queensland and a greater food supply in south eastern Australia, Grey Headed Flying Foxes migrated down south and found a new habitat in Melbourne's Royal Botanical Gardens. Due to the public demand for their removal from the Botanical Gardens, the State government coordinated a mass habitat relocation of the bats using sonar to direct them to possible habitats. The bats decided to choose Yarra Bend Park.


This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,
and also part of the Scenic Weekends meme,
and also part of the Saturday Critters meme,
and also part of the Camera Critters meme.









3 comments:

  1. Fantastic photos of the bats ~ macro and micro ~ thanks,

    Wishing you a Happy Weekend ~ ^_^

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  2. Wow, cool shots of the bats. They are neat critters. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day and the weekend!

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  3. Great pixs of the bats hanging from the tree! I used to have one that would sleep all day hanging from my upstairs bedroom window on the north side of the house.

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