Austin Congress Avenue Bat Bridge Photo Gallery (52 images)
The Congress Avenue Bridge or Ann W. Richards congress avenue bridgespans Town Lake in downtown Austin and is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America. The colony is estimated at 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats. Each night from mid-March to November, the bats emerge from under the bridge at dusk to blanket the sky as they head out to forage for food. This event has become one of the most spectacular and unusual tourist attractions in Texas. The most spectacular bat flights are...
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Bats evening flight f...jpg
Bats evening flight from the Congress Bridge is...
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Bats take flight from...jpg
Bats take flight from their home under the...
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Beautiful sunset duri...jpg
Beautiful sunset during the bat exodus over the...
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From March through Ap...jpg
From March through April thousands of mostly...
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Sunset falls on the C...jpg
Sunset falls on the Congress Ave. Bridge above...
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March heralds the ret...jpg
March heralds the return of the Congress Avenue...
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The Mexican free-tail...jpg
The Mexican free-tail bats under the Congress...
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The worlds largest ba...jpg
The world's largest bat colony swarm out of the...
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The largest urban bat...jpg
The largest urban bat colony emerge from under...
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Austin's famous colon...jpg
Austin's famous colony of mexican freetail bats...
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Hundreds of people ga...jpg
Hundreds of people gather to see the world's...
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Millions of Mexican f...jpg
Millions of Mexican free-tailed bats fly out of...
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The Worlds largest Me...jpg
The Worlds largest Mexican free-tailed urban...
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Tourist from all over...jpg
Tourist from all over the world gather to see...
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Bat cruise boats, kay...jpg
Bat cruise boats, kayaks and canoes gather on...
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Bats In Flight Reveal...jpg
Bats In Flight Reveal Unexpected Aerodynamics...
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Millions of Congress ...jpg
Millions of Congress Ave. Bridge Bats make...
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Streams of Mexican Fr...jpg
Streams of Mexican Free-tailed Bats exit the...
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Rowers zoom up and do...jpg
Rowers zoom up and down Lake Austin as Congress...
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A swarm of bats fly o...jpg
A swarm of bats fly out from underneath the Ann...
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An army of bats pouri...jpg
An army of bats pouring into the sunset sky...
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Congress Avenue Bridg...jpg
Congress Avenue Bridge Bats fly along Lady Bird...
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Millions of Mexican F...jpg
Millions of Mexican Freetail Bats take flight...
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Sunset Bat Watching o...jpg
Sunset Bat Watching on Lake Austin is a amazing...
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Internationally famous Austin, Texas...
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The famous Sunset Bat...jpg
The famous Sunset Bat Watching excursion is a...
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Watching bat flights ...jpg
Watching bat flights offers the best view from...
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The Congress Avenue B...jpg
The Congress Avenue Bridge, home to the largest...
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Bat Watchers on Austi...jpg
Bat Watchers on Austin's Congress St. Bridge...
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The Congress Avenue B...jpg
The Congress Avenue Bridge fills up with...
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Crowds gather to watc...jpg
Crowds gather to watch the world's largest...
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Very unique view of t...jpg
Very unique aerial view of the Congress Avenue...
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Bats take flight over...jpg
Bats take flight over Town Lake Austin from the...
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Going Batty in Austin...jpg
Going Batty in Austin, the millions of Congress...
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Awesome Weirdness, th...jpg
Awesome Weirdness: The Congress Ave. Bridge...
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Mexican free-tailed b...jpg
Mexican free-tailed bats fly out of Congress...
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The nightly bat exodu...jpg
The nightly bat exodus from the Congress Ave...
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Spectators crowd the ...jpg
Spectators crowd the rail as Austin's Bats...
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View looking upward u...jpg
View looking upward under the Congress Avenue...
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Tourists gather to wa...jpg
Tourists gather to watch the nightly bat...
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Austinites gather und...jpg
Austinites gather under the Congress Avenue...
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Crowds gather to watc...jpg
Crowds gather to watch the nightly bat exodus...
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Thousands gather on t...jpg
Thousands gather on the Congress Ave Bridge for...
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Bats make flight duri...jpg
Bats make flight during the Annual Austin...
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Austin Bat Festival s...jpg
Austin Bat Festival showcases unique arts &...
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Austinities enjoy liv...jpg
Austinities enjoy live music, arts and crafts,...
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Patrons walk the Cong...jpg
Patrons walk the Congress Avenue Bridge during...
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The Austin skyline ov...jpg
The Austin skyline overlooking the Congress...
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Famous Bat Statue on ...jpg
Famous Bat Statue on Congress Avenue during...
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Famous Bat Statue on ...jpg
Famous Bat Statue on Congress Avenue during red...
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World's largest urban...jpg
World's largest urban colony of Mexican...
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Austin bat-watching c...jpg
Austin bat-watching cruise ships and boats...