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Vince Site Admin
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 4:41 am Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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a very unlucky fox. great image!
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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whole new meaning to a flying fox!!!!!!
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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It would be nasty when the foxes get airborn...
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6400 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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Foxes do get airborne down here, that photo proves it
OTOH seriously, we do have flying foxes here, lucky their diet is mostly fruits.
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moose2 Super Member
Joined: Mar 19, 2005 Posts: 707 Location: North Idaho
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Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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Definitely a lucky shot for the photographer. Pretty crummy luck for the fox.
Nice pic.
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Vince Site Admin
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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That's a nasty one too! over a two year time period between infection and the onset of symptoms. If you get scratched or bitten you should opt for the antivirus treatment immediately.
The form of that virus group that we have in the states is just rabies and the symptoms are usually apparent in under 90 days - compared to your 27 months?!!!
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stovepipe Super Member
Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 4877 Location: Pine, Az.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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That fox-bat thing is an abomination!
If I saw something like that flying around here, it wouldn't be for long!
YUK!
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tikkat3 Super Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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You don't just see one fruit bat, colonies usually have thousands and they all take off at sunset and return in the morning and make a hell of a noise and stink during the day.
Hendra virus is another nasty linked to them
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:57 am Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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I think Stovey is right on this one.
And when you cannot hit them during flight, there's always the possibility to try when they hang immobile during the day... in the last case be careful not to give too much lead... once your mind thinks like a shotgun, it supposes all things are moving...
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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I'm till gettin' the creeps! Might just blast my monitor! *CHACK-CHACK-BOOOM!*
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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I like the looks of the flying fox. It's a vegetarian so it must be edible...
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lesterg3 Super Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Great Photo |
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I am not sure I would refer to any creature created by God as an abomination, but I can understand how strange they may seem to us Americans. I wonder what the first folks who saw a rhinoceros, giraffe, or in our case an armadillo thought?
Many people eat these critters, saw some in the markets when I was in the Philippines, some fresh and some roasted on the fire. Wish now I had tried it, too late now and I suspect getting back to that part of the world is a little out of my reach today.
Still, I suspect Vince's recommendation is prudent, and were I hunting them for a roasted bat snack I would have some serious gloves with me. I wonder what the recommended marinade or sauce for roasted bat snacks is?
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