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2 bats roosting on wall

2 Mauritian tomb bats roosting under the thatch of our accommodation, very tricky to see because of the contrast against the sunny (for once) sky #Imire #bats

Thatched farmhouse now volunteer accommodation in Zimbabwe

Yellow bellied house bat in gloved hands

Moved yesterday from Wilderness camp in the south to Numwa house in the middle sector. Last night trapping in the north, lots of yellow-bellied house bats (& rain so we finished early) #bats #imire #zimbabwe

Sitting in cave with head torches

Rhinolophus darlingi in gloved hand

Had to crawl in then wriggle through gaps over boulders round bends. Bat caught & keyed out (based on dentition) successfully #Imire bats

2 Elephants

3 warthogs

Exotic looking grasshopper?

Pre-breakfast activity with rescue elephants (& other creatures) #Imire

Two people repairing a mist net in the garden

African sunset

Non-trapping rest day today, to catch up on chores, including net repairs, collecting static detectors & analysing data. Ending with a boat trip on the lake at Numwa #Imire #Zimbabwe

Botswana long-eared bat in gloved hands

Peter’s epauletted fruit bat in gloved hands

Forgot to take any photos of last night’s bats! This is a Botswana long-eared bat, my first bat of the evening, a vesper bat not unlike UK bats but not really like a BLE… And then my last of the evening, a Peter’s epauletted fruit bat, just a tad bigger than UK bats! #Imire #bats

Our accommodation & view #Imire #Zimbabwe

Based on Google Lens, this is a common owl moth, my finger for scale #Imire #Zimbabwe

Some of today’s larger wildlife #Imire #Zimbabwe

Safari in #Zimbabwe #imire