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BLM bat research photos

Photos of bat research on BLM lands near Ft Stanton and El Malpais National Monument.

Roxy setting up the net

Roxy setting up the net

Roxy setting up the net

Roxy setting up the net

Roxy setting up the net

Roxy removing a long-eared bat (Myotis evotis) from the net

Roxy removing a long-eared bat (Myotis evotis) from the net

Diana and Roxy looking at a long-eared bat (Myotis evotis)

A silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) just removed fro

Roxy removing a Myotis sp. from the net

Roxy removing a bat from the net

Roxy removing a Myotis evotis from the net

Roxy removing a Myotis sp. from the net

Roxy putting a Myotis into a cloth bag for transport to the swab

Myotis in the net

Ernie removing a Myotis from the net

Ernie putting a freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) into a cloth bag

Removing a freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) from the net

Removing a freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) from the net

Removing a freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) from the net

Roxy removing a bat from the net while Laura records data

Roxy removing a bat from the net while Laura records data

Roxy removing a Myotis from the net

Roxy

Laura taking notes

Swabbing the bat. Note the chiggers on its ear.

Swabbing the western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)

Checking the bat's health. Keeled calcar on western small-foote

Probably a Chiroptonyssus robustipes on a freetail (Tadarida bra

All work shown was done under a BLM research permit

Freetail bat (Tadarida brasilensis)

Swabbing the Myotis evotis

Swabbing the bat; note Nycteribiid fly

Nycteribiid fly from a bat

Swabbing a plate

Checking the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) wing

Swabbing the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Swabbing the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Swabbing the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

Mud? on a silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) being sw

A silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and the plate th

Ernie holding a bat being swabbed

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Ernie checking the bat's health

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum) with wing damage

Boiling the bat bags and nets to decontaminate them

Ernie boiling the bat bags and nets to decontaminate them

Swabbing a freetail (Tadarida brasilensis)

Mites on the freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) wing

Mites on the freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) wing

Mites on the freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) wing

Mites on the freetail (Tadarida brasilensis) wing

Swabbing the bat

Roxy swabbing a plate

Roxy swabbing a plate

Chris Baca

Roxy swabbing a plate

Swabbing the long-eared bat (Myotis evotis)

Roxy swabbing a plate

Roxy swabbing a plate

Ernie releasing the Lasionycteris noctivagans (silver-haired bat

Photo assistance by Nikki Woodward El Malpais National Conservation Area

Photo assistance by Nikki Woodward El Malpais National Conservation Area

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Photo assistance by Nikki Woodward El Malpais National Conservation Area

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting up the mist net

Clara and Laura setting up the mist net

Clara and Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting a post for the mist net

Laura setting a post for the mist net

Clara setting a post for a mist net

Clara setting a post for a mist net

Clara and Laura setting up the mist net

Clara and Laura setting up the mist net

Laura setting a guy stake for the mist net

Laura setting a guy stake for the mist net

Laura setting a guy stake for the mist net

Laura setting a guy stake for the mist net

The mist net across the stock pond

Photo assistance by Nikki Woodward El Malpais National Conservation Area

Checking the health of the Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Checking the health of the Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

Myotis sp. caught in the mist net

Myotis sp. caught in the mist net

Laura removing a Myotis sp. from the mist net

Laura removing a Myotis sp. from the mist net

Clara removing a bat from the mist net

Swabbing the Myotis.Lack of pigment on left wing in notes

Swabbing the Myotis volans.Lack of pigment on left wing

Swabbing the Myotis volans.Lack of pigment on left wing

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Myotis volans

Swabbing the Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)

Swabbing the Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)

Swabbing the Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)

Swabbing the Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)

Laura putting a Myotis sp. into the bag for processing

Laura putting a Myotis sp. into the bag for processing

Laura putting a Myotis sp. into the bag for processing

Laura putting a Myotis sp. into the bag for processing

Laura putting a Myotis sp. into the bag for processing

Laura putting a Myotis sp. into the bag for processing

Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) portrait

Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) portrait

Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) portrait

Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) portrait

Weighing a bat

Weighing a bat

Chiggers on a Myotis's ear

Chiggers on a Myotis's ear

Chiggers on a Myotis's ear

Chiggers on a Myotis's ear

Clara releasing the Myotis sp. after processing

Clara releasing the Myotis sp. after processing

Laura swabbing a plate

Laura swabbing a plate

Laura swabbing a plate

Laura swabbing a plate

Clara releasing a Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) after processing

Clara releasing a Western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) after processing

Photo assistance by Nikki Woodward El Malpais National Conservation Area

Checking the Silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bat's hea

Checking the Silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bat's hea

Photo assistance by Nikki Woodward El Malpais National Conservation Area

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) in a mist net

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) in a mist net

Parasites on a silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bat's e

Parasites on a silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bat's e

Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) with chigger parasites

Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) with chigger parasites

Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) with chigger parasites

Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) with chigger parasites

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Swabbing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) portrait

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) portrait

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) portrait

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) portrait

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) portrait

Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) portrait

Clara releasing the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) after processing

Clara releasing the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) after processing

Clara swabbing a plate

Clara swabbing a plate

Clara swabbing a plate

Clara swabbing a plate

Clara swabbing a plate

Clara swabbing a plate

Myotis sp. portrait

Myotis sp. portrait

Myotis sp. portrait

Myotis sp. portrait

Myotis sp. portrait

Myotis sp. portrait

Laura releasing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) afte

Laura releasing a Western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) afte

Laura releasing a Myotis sp. after processing

Laura releasing a Myotis sp. after processing

Clara releasing a Myotis sp. after processing

Clara releasing a Myotis sp. after processing

Bat research near Ft Stanton, NM. The bat was unharmed, only annoyed. It flew off shortly after this photo.

Bat research near Ft Stanton, NM. The bat was unharmed, only annoyed. It flew off shortly after this photo.

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