Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Frio Bat Cave

On our recent vacation, we saw the bat flight at Frio Cave.




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The colony is supposed to contain 10 to 12 million Mexican free-tailed bats. I'm not sure how many flew out during the evening flight we saw, but they trailed off into the sky in thick blobs.




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Seeing this amazing spectacle of nature was a thrill. And we didn't get pooped on either.

2 comments:

  1. Wow, amazing there's 10 million of any wildlife. Definitely a thrill...

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  2. Yep! It was thrilling. Thanks!

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