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Environment

100,000 bats fill Grafton skyline at dusk

 
24th Feb 2016 6:08 PM
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This summer Susan Island has been home to more than 100,000 flying foxes, which blanket the skies at dusk every evening. This series was taken from Grafton Bridge on a full moon night on February 22.

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