Pteropus poliocephalus

Grey-headed Flying-fox at Yarralumla, ACT

Pteropus poliocephalus at Yarralumla, ACT - 8 Mar 2018
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Pteropus poliocephalus 20 Mar 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Pteropus poliocephalus 9 Mar 2018 SallyandPeter

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Sorry about the quality of the photo but I was really surprised at the large number of Flying Foxes at dusk of the lake. I think that id would be impossible. But 'Enlighten' was really good.

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CathB wrote:
   9 Mar 2018
We were watching them there last night too and were amazed by the numbers - we must have seen several thousand. Has someone done a count or know where they go?
   10 Mar 2018
They roost in Commonwealth Park. I've tried an informal count and can say there's >1000. I think I have heard of reports of up to 5000 but not sure. I believe someone has been monitoring the population

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  • 2000 Abundance
  • 8 Mar 2018 06:51 PM Recorded on
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