Fraud Blocker Skip to main content

Bats Collection

"Bats: Mysterious Creatures of the Night" In the 19th century, bats in the belfry were a common sight, adding an eerie charm to old churches

Background imageBats Collection: Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card

Six owl bellringers on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBats Collection: Sisyphus (chromolitho)

Sisyphus (chromolitho)
975904 Sisyphus (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sisyphus. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBats Collection: Common Vampire Bat - close-up face after feeding Sao Paulo, Brazil

Common Vampire Bat - close-up face after feeding Sao Paulo, Brazil
NG-1418 Common Vampire Bat - close-up face after feeding Sao Paulo, Brazil Desmondus rotundus Desmodus rotundus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBats Collection: Illustration, Kittis Hog-nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) hanging upside down, side view

Illustration, Kittis Hog-nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) hanging upside down, side view

Background imageBats Collection: Picture No. 10856929

Picture No. 10856929
Vampire Bat - drinking blood (Desmodus rotundus) Date:

Background imageBats Collection: Bats in the Belfry 19C

Bats in the Belfry 19C
Bats in one of their typical homes, a belfry

Background imageBats Collection: Can Openers, Skewers Etc

Can Openers, Skewers Etc
Can openers, sharpening steels, cutlet bats/beaters, larding pins, trussing needles, hatchet, skewers and steak tongs

Background imageBats Collection: How Some Englishmen thought we were going to win the war

How Some Englishmen thought we were going to win the war
Humorous cartoon showing Englishmen, armed with cricket bats, golf clubs and rugby balls giving the Hun a good thrashing - a satirical view on how some thought World War One could be won in

Background imageBats Collection: Nathusius Pipistrelle Bat Europe

Nathusius Pipistrelle Bat Europe
PM-6392 Nathusius Pipistrelle Bat Europe Pipistrellus nathusii Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBats Collection: Long-eared Bat Close-up

Long-eared Bat Close-up
AP-1532 Long-eared BAT - close-up Dennis Avon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBats Collection: Varney the Vampire

Varney the Vampire
Fiction : Varney The Vampire or The Feast of Blood book cover

Background imageBats Collection: Designs for a wall hanging with Bats and Poppies, pub. 1897. Creator: Maurice Pillard Verneuil

Designs for a wall hanging with Bats and Poppies, pub. 1897. Creator: Maurice Pillard Verneuil
Designs for a wall hanging with Bats and Poppies, and wallpaper with Butterflies and Bluebells, from L Animal dans la Decoration by Maurice Pillard Verneuil, pub. 1897 (colour lithograph)

Background imageBats Collection: Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) showing teeth, Captive, UK

Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) showing teeth, Captive, UK

Background imageBats Collection: Good Luck card with two cricket bats, a ball and a wicket

Good Luck card with two cricket bats, a ball and a wicket. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBats Collection: Common Vampire Bat NG 1403 Close shot of head - Sao Paulo state

Common Vampire Bat NG 1403 Close shot of head - Sao Paulo state, Brazil Desmodus rotundus © Nick Gordon / ARDEA
NG-1403 Common Vampire BAT - close up of head, with teeth showing. Periodical ecto parasite. Sao Paulo State, Brazil Desmondus rotundus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageBats Collection: Common Vampire Bat - close-up of head when feeding, tongue extended

Common Vampire Bat - close-up of head when feeding, tongue extended
NG-1402 Common Vampire Bat - close-up of head when feeding, tongue extended Sao Paulo State, Brazil Desmondus rotundus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBats Collection: Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren at The Oval, London

Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren at The Oval, London
Denis Compton (1918-1997) and Patsy Hendren (1889-1962) at The Oval, London, coming out to bat in a match between Surrey and Middlesex, 1st innings, Monday 10 August 1936. Date: 1936

Background imageBats Collection: Fairies Hunt Bats

Fairies Hunt Bats
Bats are hunted by fairies for their wings

Background imageBats Collection: Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Centre the oldest bat in existence ( 1750 )

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Centre the oldest bat in existence ( 1750 ), on either side two 1920 bats, left king Edwards bat another old bat is seen on the right 23 March 1920

Background imageBats Collection: Making Cricket Bats

Making Cricket Bats
A cricket bat maker at Accrington, Lancashire, England, who is using the shin bone of a reindeer to smooth of a bat. Date: 1930s

Background imageBats Collection: Long-eared Bat

Long-eared Bat
JD-14411 Brown / Common Long-eared / Long-eared BAT - Close-up on tree UK. Distribution: Widespread, including Britain and Ireland

Background imageBats Collection: Middlebrough Cricket

Middlebrough Cricket
The Middlesbrough cricket team pose for a photograph on their ground; players wear a variety of check and striped shirts, caps and hats, and carry bats or balls

Background imageBats Collection: DOG. Golden retriever playing table tennis

DOG. Golden retriever playing table tennis
JD-21831 DOG. Golden retriever playing table tennis John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBats Collection: At the Oval / Ally Sloper

At the Oval / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper bats at the Oval against Australia, dressed in medieval armour for protection

Background imageBats Collection: Bat, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Bat, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageBats Collection: Western pipistrel (Pipistrellus hesperus) in flight, near Portal, Arizona

Western pipistrel (Pipistrellus hesperus) in flight, near Portal, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Background imageBats Collection: Bat Box UK

Bat Box UK
ROG-5633 BAT BOX Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageBats Collection: Natterer's Bat - In flight at night - Belgium (Selysius nattereri)

Natterer's Bat - In flight at night - Belgium (Selysius nattereri)
ME-1355 Natterer's Bat - In flight at night Belgium Myotis nattereri (Selysius nattereri) Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBats Collection: Lesser Long-eared Bat Australia Fm: Vespertelionidae

Lesser Long-eared Bat Australia Fm: Vespertelionidae
AU-25-NB Lesser long-eared Bat - in flight Australia Nyctophilus geoffroyi Fm: Vespertelionidae Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBats Collection: Madagascar Flying Fox Madagascar

Madagascar Flying Fox Madagascar
WAT-2485 Madagascar Flying Fox / Fruit Bat Madagascar Pteropus rufus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBats Collection: Black Flying Fox - close-up of head

Black Flying Fox - close-up of head
HB-2769 Black Flying Fox - close-up of head Australia Pteropus alecto Hans & Judy Beste Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBats Collection: Mexican Freetail Bats - In flight - Carlsbad New Mexico

Mexican Freetail Bats - In flight - Carlsbad New Mexico
CAN-2992 Mexican Freetail Bats - in flight Carlsbad, New Mexico Tadarida brasiliensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBats Collection: Various Bats / Fullarton

Various Bats / Fullarton
Various species of bat : 1 Cayenne 2 Notch-eared 3 + 4 Slender 5 + 6 Rufous bat

Background imageBats Collection: Shorteared Bat (Bewick)

Shorteared Bat (Bewick)
SHORT-EARED BAT vespertilio murinus can be distinguished from the long-eared bat by the fact that its ears are shorter. Also its twice the size

Background imageBats Collection: Beautiful Sky and Covid 19

Beautiful Sky and Covid 19
Nadia Cuevas

Background imageBats Collection: Bat Eating From Flower

Bat Eating From Flower
Linda D Lester

Background imageBats Collection: Beautiful Sky and Covid 19

Beautiful Sky and Covid 19
Nadia Cuevas

Background imageBats Collection: Beautiful Sky and Covid 19

Beautiful Sky and Covid 19
Nadia Cuevas

Background imageBats Collection: Beautiful Sky and Covid 19

Beautiful Sky and Covid 19
Nadia Cuevas

Background imageBats Collection: Beautiful Sky and Covid 19

Beautiful Sky and Covid 19
Nadia Cuevas

Background imageBats Collection: Noctule Bat in flight showing teeth, Germany

Noctule Bat in flight showing teeth, Germany

Background imageBats Collection: Visualize Fear

Visualize Fear
Visualize fear. Bats hanging on a tree at midnight

Background imageBats Collection: Adult Daubentons bat (Myotis daubentoni) flying over a weir, England, UK, September

Adult Daubentons bat (Myotis daubentoni) flying over a weir, England, UK, September. 2020VISION Exhibition

Background imageBats Collection: Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) Captive, UK

Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) Captive, UK

Background imageBats Collection: Brown long eared bat (Plecotus auritus) in flight, Surrey, UK

Brown long eared bat (Plecotus auritus) in flight, Surrey, UK

Background imageBats Collection: Long eared bat {Plecotus auritus} flying among oak leaves. Captive, UK

Long eared bat {Plecotus auritus} flying among oak leaves. Captive, UK

Background imageBats Collection: Greater horseshoe bat {Rhinolophus ferrumequinum} in flight hunting a moth at night

Greater horseshoe bat {Rhinolophus ferrumequinum} in flight hunting a moth at night, Germany

Background imageBats Collection: Africa, Togo, Kloto, Kpalima area. Fruitbats flying in a forest

Africa, Togo, Kloto, Kpalima area. Fruitbats flying in a forest
Africa, Togo, Kloto, KpalimA area. Fruitbats flying in a forest



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Bats: Mysterious Creatures of the Night" In the 19th century, bats in the belfry were a common sight, adding an eerie charm to old churches. The image of six owl bellringers on a Christmas card reminds us of their association with darkness and folklore. One cannot help but be fascinated by the close-up face of a Common Vampire Bat after feeding in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Its blood-sucking tendencies have long intrigued both scientists and horror enthusiasts alike. The illustration of Kittis Hog-nosed Bat hanging upside down gives us a side view into their unique way of life. These tiny creatures defy gravity as they rest during daylight hours. Picture No. 10856929 captures our attention, showcasing these nocturnal wonders in all their glory. Their sleek wingspan and agile flight make them true masters of the night sky. But they can not just known for their flying abilities; they also possess remarkable teeth that can open cans, skewer insects mid-air, or even defend themselves against predators like Sisyphus depicted in chromolitho art. During times when hope seemed dim, some Englishmen believed bats would bring victory in war - a testament to the awe-inspiring nature surrounding these enigmatic creatures. Nathusius Pipistrelle Bats grace Europe's skies with elegance and grace. Their presence serves as a reminder that beauty can be found even amidst darkness. A close-up shot reveals the captivating features of Long-eared Bats - delicate ears designed for exceptional hearing capabilities that aid them in navigating through pitch-black caves at night. Varney the Vampire is an iconic literary figure who has immortalized bats' connection to gothic tales and supernatural lore throughout history – forever cementing their place within popular culture. Lastly, we encounter Serotine Bats showing off their impressive set of teeth while captive in the UK. This glimpse into their dental prowess showcases yet another fascinating aspect about these remarkable creatures.