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| We were here two weeks ago... | Now we came back to finish the other parts of Jester for the bat count 2020. | First into Train Tunnel and right near the entrance a Tricolor (pip) |
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| We come into this section just for this bat - a Big Ear | He curls his ears next to his body while sleeping and they almost get counted as a myotis (common cave bat) | A cave cricket |
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| What is on his coat?? | They look healthy... fat and no fungus on inspection | Good number of pips in this tunnel |
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| Notice this long ear with ears rolled...then look three pictures ahead | Train Count: Myotis 1 - Tricolor 7 - Big Ear 2 | Note the difference in ears with this Myotis and the Long Ear |
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| A Homestead Long Ear with an ear extending out... now you know the name! | Into Glade... not a ton of mats like in the past but some large ones | |
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| Clean face - no fungus to be seen! Nice! | Ultraviolet is always cool - the skin glows aqua. If he had fungus it would light up very bright | Lots of racoons running around in the dark it seems! |
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| Dale at the waterfall. With all of the water in the cave you would think it would be roaring... but it was just barely there. | Two dew covered Myotis! | Just before our exit to Stovepipe |
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| This used to be all dry gravel - now a sloshy walk. Hug the wall, 3 feet out it drops to waist level (ask Duane) <grin> | Everyone gathering near stovepipe to exit. | Dale crawling out |
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| Steve working on his Oscar in caving | A reward winning preformance if you ask me! | Last one out - Sue! |
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| Celebration dinner at Lugi's in Blair, OK | A movie with good sloshing sounds | continuation of previous on way to stovepipe |
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| The waterfall barely surviving though we thought it would be roaring! | ||
