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		Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in Joe's hand, Owens Valley, CA.
		Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii), sometimes called a lump-nosed bat, Zzyzyx, CA.
		Triple-high mist net set on approach flyway to pond, central OR.
		Mist nets set up at pond, central OR.
		Autorecording bat detector set up on Owens Dry Lake, Owens Valley, eastern CA. We regularly detected four species at sites like these on the lakebed: California myotis, spotted bat, free tailed bat, and Yuma myotis.
		Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), central PA.
		California myotis (M. californicus) with a healed broken finger bone. Northern Sierra Nevada Mtns.

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Please note: The hands holding the bats are those of trained handlers possessing pre-exposure rabies vaccination (an essential precaution for handling any wild mammal, not just bats). Never attempt to handle any wild mammal without appropriate training and vaccination.