Well, could you balance on a metal ball with claws like that?
A little miracle of nature in a concrete jungle…
Flying fox bats – Sidney Royal Botanical Gardens
The trick, of course, is to achieve just enough speed to maintain steerage, but not so much that you demolish the bridge if you don’t.
To see other takes on The Weekly Photo Challenge topic of ‘Achievement’ click on the link. Hope you enjoyed my different takes on the subject.
castelsarrasin 
I was looking at the comment’s area for todays topic @ Photo101 and EVERYONE was thinking of physical & personal achievements; it made me laugh.
I think you got it right, words have more than one defined meaning, thanks for sharing :3
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Thank you! I couldn’t find any photos of physical or personal achievement, which made me reflect for a few minutes! 🙂
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The last one made me go ” OHO!” but I am the most drawn to the flying fox bats. 🙂
Great choices, Sandra!
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I love the bat photo too Ese. 🙂
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Awesome photos! Those bats are cute -maybe I’m the only one who thinks that but I like bats. What on earth kind of bird is that? Very interesting looking. And I wouldn’t want to have to pilot the boat under that birdge – my hands are too shaky;)
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Not sure about the bird at all Jennie. I wondered if it was part of the Ibis family.
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I was wondering that too – it kind of looks like one though I’ve never seen one with a black face.
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I like the photo of the little plant in the concrete, Sandra!
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I should perhaps have put something else in the picture to give an impression of scale. The plant was no bigger than my little fingernail. Determined, or what? 🙂
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Is that amazing balancing act being performed by a Wood Stork? Magnificent! 🙂
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I googled Wood Stork, but I wasn’t sure whether it was the same or not. Wood Stork seemed to have longer legs than this. I think it might be from the Ibis family.
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It’s an achievement to catch that first photo, but I’m drawn to the bats and sucking in my breath for the last one!!
janet
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I loved the faces on the bats. Rather less keen on the leathery wings though. I was disappointed with the detail on this one, but you’re taking the photo directly into an Australian sky, so it ‘s difficult.
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That is a very tight spot for the boat. And for that plant growing, HA! grow plant, grown.
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Yes, Capestang Bridge (France) is a tight one. We’ve heard tales of many a wheelhouse being demolished there. 😦
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Re the concrete jungle photo: it is awesome (in the true sense of the word) to see how resilient Mother Nature actually is. I see it all the time here in the country and marvel at how quickly we would all be enswathed in vines if not for constantly fighting back. Nice boat photo, Sandra, I can so relate to that one, too.
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It just goes to show how easily life (of one kind) can sustain itself. There would have been no soil in that tiny hole, just dust and sand. And the boat photo – well, we’ve discussed that before haven’t we… the art of stuffing it up when there’s an audience. This was a hotel boat so they would have a permanent and fee-paying audience for every bridge encounter. That must concentrate the mind somewhat. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by Barbara.
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OMG. Amazing photos 🙂
Here’s mine:
WeeklyPhotoChallenge@EverythingNyze
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Thank you. Off to have a look at yours now.
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Sandra, Great pictures. Those flying fox bats are huge! I didn’t know bats got that big. 🙂 — Susan
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Yes those bats are quite something. I took about half a dozen shots, but it’s difficult to capture the detail with the brightness of the sky. Thanks for dropping by Susan.
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Oh that last one is making me cringe. I appreciate the sense of your caption, but I’d still be inside hiding/ walking a mile ahead.
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Great entries!
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