Sean O'Shea, First Flight (ANIMALS 2025)

A grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) takes flight between native trees whose dense foliage shelters hundreds of others, hanging suspended in the colony. A threatened species, it plays a vital role in pollination and seed dispersal across eastern Australian forests. Location: Warriewood Wetlands

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