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Brown Long-Eared Bat
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Taken at Baron's Haugh on 21st
May 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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| Brown long-eared Bat. |
| Species: Order: Family: A.K.A. |
Plecotus auritus. Chiroptera. Vespertilionidae. |
| Habitat: Food: Feature: |
Prefer caves as roosting
sites, but roosts in trees holes, buildings and bat boxes. The roosts
in trees may be close to the ground. Moths, gleaning insects from leaves and bark. This is one of the bats for which eyesight is more important than echolocation in finding prey. |