Lets Fly. Wildlife photograph by Sujon Adhikary, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021

Winner Wildlife · April 2021

Lets Fly

Photographed by Sujon Adhikary

Indian Flying Foxes display an interesting behavior to get drinking water. They skim the surface of water bodies with great skill and collect water droplets on their body fur. They then perch on a tree and lick this wet fur. These bats also engage in this belly-soaking behavior in scorching summer months to keep themselves cool. They can also dip their feet and then lick at these afterwards.

Award
Winner — Wildlife, April 2021
Genre
Animals
Location
Rajshahi University Botanical Garden, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Camera
NIKON D3300
Focal length
300mm
Shutter
1/640s
Aperture
f/6.3
ISO
ISO 400
  • animal
  • bokeh
  • colors
  • flying
  • indian flying fox
  • mammals
  • moment
  • water

The April 2021 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

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