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As the sun begins to set over the horizon, a muted
chattering and rustling of soft, leathery wings
emerges from the shadows, accompanied by the
scrabbling of sharply clawed feet. Bats are waking
up, preparing for nocturnal flights in search of prey.
But this is no nightmare scenario; more a heartening tale of redemption, recovery and one woman’s love for perhaps the most misunderstood creatures of all.
Rescued Leisler's bat / Lesser noctule (Nyctalus leisleri) having its recovery and ability to fly tested in a flight cage by Samantha Pickering at dusk, before being released back to the wild, North D...
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Nick Upton / Rescued Leisler's bat / Lesser noctule (Nyctalus leisleri) having its recovery and ability to fly tested in a flight cage by Samantha Pickering at dusk, before being released back to the wild, North D...
Rescued Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) with injured wings having its recovery and ability to fly tested in a flight cage by Samantha Pickering before release back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care...
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Nick Upton / Rescued Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) with injured wings having its recovery and ability to fly tested in a flight cage by Samantha Pickering before release back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care...
Samantha Pickering holding a rescued Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) in her hand in a flight cage to test its recovery and ability to fly before releasing it back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care,...
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Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering holding a rescued Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) in her hand in a flight cage to test its recovery and ability to fly before releasing it back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care,...
Rescued abandoned Common pipistrelle bat pup (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) held alongside a paler Soprano pipistrelle pup (Pipistellus pygmaeus), North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, August. Mod...
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Nick Upton / Rescued abandoned Common pipistrelle bat pup (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) held alongside a paler Soprano pipistrelle pup (Pipistellus pygmaeus), North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, August. Mod...
Samantha Pickering holds a rescued, abandoned Brown long-eared bat pup (Plecotus auritus) as it eats a waxworm she has fed it, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, August. Model released.
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Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering holds a rescued, abandoned Brown long-eared bat pup (Plecotus auritus) as it eats a waxworm she has fed it, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, August. Model released.
Rescued Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) resting on wires of a flight cage where its recovery and ability to fly is being tested before being released to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple,...
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Nick Upton / Rescued Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) resting on wires of a flight cage where its recovery and ability to fly is being tested before being released to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple,...
Bat flight cage for testing the flight ability of recovering bats before they are released back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, June 2016. Model released
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Nick Upton / Bat flight cage for testing the flight ability of recovering bats before they are released back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, June 2016. Model released
Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...
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Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...
Young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) reared in captivity since their rescue as pups, learning to fly and hunt in a flight cage at dusk before being released, North Devon Bat Care,...
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Nick Upton / Young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) reared in captivity since their rescue as pups, learning to fly and hunt in a flight cage at dusk before being released, North Devon Bat Care,...
Samantha Pickering takes a bowl of mealworms to feed rescued bats in the flight cage in her garden, North Devon Bat Care, Devon, UK, October 2015. Model released.
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Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering takes a bowl of mealworms to feed rescued bats in the flight cage in her garden, North Devon Bat Care, Devon, UK, October 2015. Model released.
Rescued Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) held in a hand, about to have its recovery and ability to fly tested in a flight cage before release back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple,...
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Nick Upton / Rescued Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) held in a hand, about to have its recovery and ability to fly tested in a flight cage before release back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple,...
Rescued Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) flies from a hand as it has its ability to fly tested in a flight cage before release back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, Jun...
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Nick Upton / Rescued Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) flies from a hand as it has its ability to fly tested in a flight cage before release back to the wild, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, Jun...