Sydney Bats

I have been meaning to post something about the bats here for a few weeks, and I guess in true Sydney-style, I stopped doing anything productive for about a month. Businesses everywhere just shut down here during the holidays and a few doctors I had been trying to make appointments with just started accepting calls today! So the bats (I was reminded to do this post today when I saw bat road kill)... I had heard there were bats here, but I didn't realize how different they would look from the ones in my parents' attic. They look like the bats you see as Halloween decorations. Huge wings and enormous wing span and very fury.  According to sydneybats.org.au, the breed is called grey-headed flying fox. They look kind of cute up close in the photos there. But below is my own photo, taken in the Royal Botanical Gardens of Sydney where they are EVERYWHERE. They are not dangerous but a little spooky. I'll be visiting them again tomorrow when I return for a picnic lunch.