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The problem of trying to snap bats!

They were out in force this dusk just gone and they are hard to capture at the best of times but this is their time when they feast on the plenty of mosquitos we unfortuntely get here, especially at the start of a heat wave (coming now). I sometimes try to capture them in honour of the sterling job they do (I react badly to mosquito bites!).
I can only find two and I thought I had got a dozen or so in shot!
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William Sutherland said:

Superb capture!

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16 months ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker replied to William Sutherland:

Bit of a mistake in many ways, William but thank you, anyway!
16 months ago

Ronald Losure said:

I see the bats, but not the mosquitoes. Nice sunset colors.
16 months ago

Andy Rodker replied to Ronald Losure:

That's a good response, Ron!
16 months ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Wonderful vista.
16 months ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

:)
16 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun said:

They are so unbelievably fast! I think even the fastest shutter speeds couldn't catch them in focus;-)
16 months ago

Keith Burton said:

Nice try Andy..........but realistically you're. not going to get a decent shot of bats in flight on your phone. Most are taken using specialist equipment.

Having said that, the consolation is that this is a gorgeous image with lovely light and colours!

(Sitting back now, and waiting for someone to produce an excellent phone shot of a bat in flight, just to prove me wrong)!
16 months ago

Jenny McIntyre said:

It's a beautiful photo of this landscape, nevertheless Andy. Those bats are so small anyway, that you should be happy that you managed to take a picture of them.
16 months ago

Boarischa Krautmo said:

;-)
16 months ago ( translate )

Andy Rodker said:

Thank you, everyone but I won't be repeating the exercise. I just had to try though as these bats are my friends and form a not insignificant part of every evening at sundown!
16 months ago

Eunice Perkins said:

Never mind, Andy. It is still a fine shot of sunset and landscape!
16 months ago

Andy Rodker replied to Eunice Perkins:

Kind of you, Eunice!
16 months ago

Herb Riddle said:

Anything that eats mosquitos is good in my book. As Keith indicates, you have done well considering you are using your phone. Even when trying to follow bats with a DSLR it is nearly impossible to catch those tiny flashes of movement. We try to avoid Scotland when the wee midges are flying. Nice attempt here. well done.

Herb
16 months ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

It's a great view and excellent shot anyway :-)
16 months ago