I probably should apologise in advance for this posting - not really what
you are discussing but I can't resist mentioning that we too get bats in ou=
r
suburban garden here in Brisbane (Australia).
Wingspan of about one metre. Loud voices; frequencies within human
hearing-range. Very loud, when disputing ownership of the fruit of our
palm-tree.
We didn't plant the palm; it just appeared in our garden shortly after we
moved moved here in 1960. The seed was dropped, I feel sure, by a bat -
locally known as a Flying-fox - a species of Pteropus.
The palm fruits are not suitable for human consumption, and our furry
friends are welcome guests. (Though to be completely accurate, one would
have to say we humans are the (unwelcome) guests of the older inhabitants o=
f
this land.)
Cheers
Syd
> From: "animalsounds" <>
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:57:53 -0000
> To:
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Recording Bats - what microphone to use?
>
> Yes, it is surprising how many different bat species can even appear in a
> suburban garden.
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