Thursday, 7 December 2006

I was somewhere around Sydney, on the edge of the Botanical Gardens...

When suddenly there was a terrible roar all around me and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around.





So I decided to take a short cut to the Opera House through the Royal Botanical Gardens. The whole area is very picturesque, I was taking a view panoramic shots when I saw what lookedlike a flock of birds. I took a picture and thought nothing more of it until I got closer to a strange looking tree...


There must have been somewhere between 500 - 1000 huge fruit bats hanging from every tree around me!!



They were making loads of noise, I could even see a mother flying with a youngster clinging on.

This was by far my favourite sight in Sydney, just because it took my completely by surprise - I had no idea these beasts were there. I got some great photos / videos, I've just chosen a couple here, I'll pick the best ones when I get home.

That's it from Sydney, I'm off to Fraser Island tomorrow for 3 days. I'll be back at this hostel on Sunday/Monday with an update.

(If the title & opening pargraph sounded a little strange, don't worry - you just haven't seen Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas)

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Raoul Duke: [commenting on the song "One Toke Over the Line" playing on the radio] One toke? You poor fool! Wait till you see those goddamn bats.

Strange stuff in Sydney, always considered bats as being night dwellers.

Hopefully this one won't get deleted :)