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Posted on May 19, 2007 in Rock Creek Park BioBlitz 2007 | 0 Comments
One of the findings last night was a pippistrelle bat, caught in a mist net by the midnight bat team. Mist-netting is a common technique for trapping birds and bats. A mesh net about the size of a volleyball net is set up in the wild, nearly invisible to bats and birds, who fly into them.
Photograph by Colin Langston
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Species Count: 410
POSTED BY NANCY GUPTON/BIOBLITZ TEAM AT 8:57 AM
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