Gray Bats Exit Sauta Cave

Gray bats exit Sauta Cave in Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge near Scottsboro, Jackson County. Thousands of endangered gray bats roost in Sauta Cave during the summer months.

Bats flying beneath the rocky ceiling of Sauta Cave, with several animals captured in motion against the dark cave interior and patches of white mineral deposits visible on the stone surface.

Courtesy of the Birmingham News. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Photograph by Joe Songer.

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Bats flying beneath the rocky ceiling of Sauta Cave, with several animals captured in motion against the dark cave interior and patches of white mineral deposits visible on the stone surface.