Last night Jennifer was to present the Carlsbad Caverns N.P.
Bat Flight Program. Folks were seated in the amphitheater, the sky was incredible and we even had a rainbow! But nature - ever oblivious to the whims of man - had other ideas. The bats flew...
...before the program even started!:
While some of us got to just sit and enjoy the best bat flight of the summer (by many accounts), others still had to work: here's Jennifer answering bat questions:
Our friend Kristin Johnson also answered hundreds of questions from fixated visitors:
The bats flew out of the cave in a thick and steady stream for a couple of hours straight!:
The bats were off feeding for the night and all of us lucky folks were treated to yet another beautiful New Mexico sky:
...before the program even started!:
While some of us got to just sit and enjoy the best bat flight of the summer (by many accounts), others still had to work: here's Jennifer answering bat questions:
Our friend Kristin Johnson also answered hundreds of questions from fixated visitors:
The bats flew out of the cave in a thick and steady stream for a couple of hours straight!:
The bats were off feeding for the night and all of us lucky folks were treated to yet another beautiful New Mexico sky:
That looks like fun to watch!
ReplyDeleteReally makes you wonder what triggers them to head out of the cave!
ReplyDeleteI love bats!