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Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with my September post in the Animal Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This month I am featuring photographs of Creatures that Fly.

I’ve decided to include the next four weeks of themes in each post so readers have more time to contribute to each theme.

11 September – The creation process (the creation of art, music, etc.)

18 September – Autumn colours

25 September – Sculptures, statues and gargoyles

02 October – Creatures that slither

I would love all the photographers out there to contribute. If you have a photograph to contribute to any of the above themes, please email me at cheadlerobbie@gmail.com and use the title Photography. Please also include a short write up about your photograph.

Bats by Robbie Cheadle

I have always found bats very interesting. I was thrilled to see this camp of bats hanging out under an eve in the Kruger National Park.

Useful bats

canine look alike

Wahlberg’s epauletted bats

fruit juice extractors

have flexible folded lips

to squeeze soft fruits like mangoes

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male megabats have

raisable shoulder tufts and

air sacks in their necks

which are used to collect food

and make a loud frog-like call

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size of large pigeons

whooshing bats frighten people

during night-time flights

but these nocturnal creatures

pollinate baobab trees

Hummingbird hawk-moths by Martin Tayler

Martin Taylor has a lovely blog, Martin’s Bird Blog & Nature Photos, where he shares beautiful photographs of birds and other small creatures that he photographs in the UK and during vacations in Europe.

Outside of his on-going blog, you can find gorgeous photographs from various vacations in Africa and Europe here: https://martinsbirdblog.com/extras/.

Martin’s blog is a birder’s paradise.

The selection of photographs below of the hummingbird hawk-moth are from this post: https://martinsbirdblog.com/2026/08/16/16th-august-2026-southleigh-east-devon/

Birds by Laura Putman

Laura Putman has a lovely nature blog. This is her introduction to her blog:

I am humbled by the magnificence and beauty of our planet, it is incomparable. I’ve loved and enjoyed nature since I was a young girl. I’ve been a serious photographer for over a decade. In 2012 I’ve developed this blog and dedicated my photography to wildlife, nature conservation and telling stories with my camera. Wild animals are naturally intertwined with the health of our ecosystem and vital to humanity’s existence. Our dependency on nature spans basic needs (food, water, oxygen) to cultural, spiritual, and mental health benefits, forming the natural heritage that supports human existence. It is my intention as a nature enthusiast to capture the essence of the natural world in the form of mindful, inspiring images to connect people with the sacredness of it all

I also write, I created a blog focused on being and living authentically, The Wisdom of a Woman’s Heart, if you’re interested, here is the link laurasusanputman.wordpress.com.

Laura says: «I came across this adorable family of Mallard ducks when I was walking through a nature park in late spring. I couldn’t resist taking photos of these baby Mallards with their mom laying next to the lake in the morning sun.»

Laura says: «I discovered this beautiful creature on a walk this past spring. The common name «widow» comes from the male’s mating behavior: unlike other dragonflies where the male stays to guard the female while she lays eggs, the male widow skimmer leaves her to guard the eggs alone.»

Great horned owl by Wayne Barnes

Thank you to nature and wildlife photographer, Wayne Barnes, for allowing me to showcase some of his gorgeous photographs here. You can find Wayne’s photographs on his blog, Tofino Photography, here: https://tofinophotography.wordpress.com/.

Several of Wayne’s wonderful photographs feature in my poetry book, Square Peg in a Round Hole, which is available from Amazon US here: https://www.amazon.com/Square-Peg-Round-Hole-Creativity-ebook/dp/B0CW1H3SQV

What Wayne says about this great horned owl: «I heard from a friend that there was a Great Horned Owl in the area and dropped what I was doing and headed out with my gear.

It was difficult getting a good shot because of all the trees in the way. I had to climb on top of a roof to get a semi clear shot and it was still at a distance or at least much further than what I would of preferred!
Beautiful creatures!

A phoned a good friend (Adrian Dorst) who is the local birding expert about the Owl and he came out to have a look as well. He told me that this one is a Matured Owl and was just resting. They,as you all are aware of,hunt at night. That Crow wouldn’t stand a chance against this fellow at night!

The Owl would surprise him and invite him to dinner!
Crows bother my finely feathered friends all the time and it would be nice to see one of them to get their comeuppance!»

You can read the original post here: https://tofinophotography.wordpress.com/category/wildlife/birds/great-horned-owl/

yellow eyes burning

focused on potential meal

waiting for its chance

A Selection of Flying Creatures by Derrick Knight

Derrick Knight is a wonderful photographer and shares delightful book reviews and garden and home posts on his blog. Where the photographs are extracted from a blog post, I’ve included the link to the post beneath the photograph/s.

I’ve included the link to Derrick’s post which comments on the lighthouse below but it does not contain the photographs as they were lost when he transitioned to a new blog: https://derrickjknight.com/2019/02/04/durdle-door/

Derrick’s lovely photographic contributions this week are from these posts: https://derrickjknight.com/2025/08/19/flowers-and-flyers/; https://derrickjknight.com/2024/05/08/208922/; https://derrickjknight.com/2015/10/04/the-unidentified-fir-bed/; https://derrickjknight.com/2024/04/18/the-gingko/; https://derrickjknight.com/2016/11/21/a-murmuration/; https://derrickjknight.com/2021/11/07/a-sunset-seagull-squabble/ and https://derrickjknight.com/2025/01/20/gaggles-and-more/

Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing by Michael Sammut

Nature lover and photographer, Michael Sammut, blog’s at life experiences and adventures. Michael posts beautiful photographs and poems about all sorts of delightful creatures.

What Michael says about this Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing: «The Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing is a birdwing butterfly found in the rainforests of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Natuna, Sumatra, and various small islands west of Sumatra.» You can continue reading here: https://lifeexperiencesandadventures.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/insects-photo-click-67-rajah-brookes-birdwing/

About Robbie Cheadle

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, written and illustrated four poetry books and written and illustrated one celebration of cake and fondant art book with recipes. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/

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