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Bat Hawk striking Every evening at sunset as the millions of Bats exits the caves to hunt, the Bat Hawk - Macheiramphus alcinus are waiting to get their meals. They hunt by chasing their prey at high speeds in flight. About 49% of their hunts are successful.<br /> <br /> The Bat Hawk is crepuscular and hunts at dusk.<br /> <br /> In the picture, the bigger &#039;shadow&#039; is the Bat Hawk and can be seen reaching out with its claws to grab a Bat. Bat hawk,Geotagged,Macheiramphus alcinus,Malaysia,Mulu,Sarawak,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Bat Hawk striking

Every evening at sunset as the millions of Bats exits the caves to hunt, the Bat Hawk - Macheiramphus alcinus are waiting to get their meals. They hunt by chasing their prey at high speeds in flight. About 49% of their hunts are successful.

The Bat Hawk is crepuscular and hunts at dusk.

In the picture, the bigger 'shadow' is the Bat Hawk and can be seen reaching out with its claws to grab a Bat.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic behavioral shot. Linking in your other exodus shot:

    Bat Exodus This is the Bat exodus from Deer Cave at Mulu National Park.<br /> Every evening, without fail, millions of Bats exits the caves for their night hunting and return to the caves early the next morning.<br /> <br /> There are 12 species of Bats recorded to lives in Deer Cave and surrounding caves and the species with the most number is the Wrinkled-Lipped Bats estimated to number between 2.5 and 3.5 million individuals. Bat,Geotagged,Malaysia,Mulu,Sarawak,Summer
     Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks, Ferdy :)
      This was what I was mentioning to you the other day.
      The other photographer was using a 500 mm zoom lens, wasn't sure how his shots turned out as he didn't showed me. But he keep going back every evening for this behavioural shot.       Posted 8 years ago

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The Bat hawk

The bat hawk is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld.

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Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 17, 2016. Captured Jun 29, 2014 18:37 in Jalan Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO1400
  • 300mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.