THERE WAS A SMALL, BUT STABLE, RESIDENT POPULATION OF LITTLE BROWN BATS ON MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND. THEIR ABILITY TO OBTAIN FOOD IS OFTEN LIMITED BY COLD, WET, FOGGY WEATHER. AS A RESULT, THEY COMMONLY FEED DURING THE DAY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO MOSQUITOES HERE AND VERY FEW OTHER NIGHT FLYING INSECTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR BATS HAVE LOST THE BATTLE WITH WHITE NOSE SYNDROME. WE NO LONGER HAVE RESIDENT BATS AND ONLY RARELY SEE A MIGRANT.
Cracking shots, I love bats! Makes a change to see them in daylight. I usually only know they're present with the noise coming through my bat detector, superb!