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Stour Valley Summer

Stour Valley Summer
While I was cleaning up the loft above the garage, after the swallows had gone, I noticed this Brown Long-eared Bat. Plecotus Auritus:- Brown long-eared bats appear to select roosting sites according to the houses available. Preferences for older buildings with partitioned roofs which are within 0.5 km of woodland and water have been recorded. Brown long-eared bats also exhibit a preference for warmer houses for summer roost sites. Obviously Cookwell must tick all of those boxes, although this is the first time to my knowledge, there has been one in here. Maybe the swallows have gone into the 'sub-letting' business? - Graham Rains (photographer)

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Stour Valley Summer

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Photographer: © Graham Rains (Gallery)(4th October 2010)
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Stour Valley Summer

While I was cleaning up the loft above the garage, after the swallows had gone, I noticed this Brown Long-eared Bat. Plecotus Auritus:- Brown long-eared bats appear to select roosting sites according to the houses available. Preferences for older buildings with partitioned roofs which are within 0.5 km of woodland and water have been recorded. Brown long-eared bats also exhibit a preference for warmer houses for summer roost sites. Obviously Cookwell must tick all of those boxes, although this is the first time to my knowledge, there has been one in here. Maybe the swallows have gone into the 'sub-letting' business?

A picture of: Shillingstone, Dorset

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Shillingstone, Dorset, English Countryside, Wildlife in England

Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Focal length: 90 mm, Aperture: f 5.6, ISO: 400, Exposure time: 1/60 sec, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: October 3, 2010, 7:32 am

ImageID:1125894, Image size: 633 x 630 pixels

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Comment by Sally Birch(6th March 2011)

Great shot but I hate bats!

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