Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Australian Bats



I've been meaning to post this video for awhile now but am finally getting around to it. These are the crazy bats that we see here every night. I'm not joking...these things are the size of crows!! The first time I saw them, I seriously thought they were birds! Anyway, there are heaps (Aussie term for "lots") of them everywhere you go! Sometimes when you walk down the sidewalk and look up, you can see them hanging upside down in the trees above you. It's quite creepy! Their faces are NOT cute and it's weird to watch them move up and down a tree branch. They use their wings as little hands and get around a tree quite easily! It's even more freaky when they fly out of the trees when you're not expecting it! They can come pretty close to you! Brisbane really does feel a bit like Gotham city around dusk each night when they first start to venture out for the evening!

2 comments:

Kristi Drennan said...

Ummm creepy!

Anonymous said...

The bats are out to get you! Come back home quickly!!!