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austin bat refuge
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austin bat refuge
Location: houston
Biography:
studying who and how people chose to be and how they spend their time on earth. the worlds a stage .
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A makeshift sign that hangs on the front door welcoming visitors to Dianne Odegards' home which serves two purposes, taken on November 20th 2018. Photo by Emma Uwakwe.
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Dianne Odegard poses in front of her handmade bat cage on November 20th 2018 that is situated behind her home in east Austin, Texas. Her and her husband Lee Odegard built this from scratch. Taken by Emma Uwakwe
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Dianne Odegard holds Gremmy the bat so that Lee Odegard, her husband, can take photos of him in their bat flight cage behind their home in Austin, Texas on November 20th 2018. They plan to send these photos out to their donors to get ready for Giving Tuesday. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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A sweet note written by a Austin Bat Refuge volunteer that hangs on the side of Dianne Odegards makeshift bat flight cage behind her home in Austin, Texas on November 20th Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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Dianne Odegard runs back into her home in Austin, Texas to receive a pair of gloves on November 20th, 2018. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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Dianne Odegard holds an old photo from when she rehabilitated racoons in Virginia during the year 2000. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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A poster of Dianne Odegard teaching a young child about bats during a conference held by Bat Conservation International in 2016. This poster sits in her home in east Austin Texas. Taken by Emma Uwakwe on November 9th 2018.
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Dianne Odegard checks on the wellbeing of her outside bats during a cold night in the backyard of their home in east Austin, Texas on November 9th 2018. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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Dianne Odegard shows a Austin Bat Refuge volunteer, Anthony Beard, a rare silver bat that she was sent by a friend to care for in her home in Austin, Texas on November 9th 2018. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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Dianne Odegard gives water to her favorite bat who lives in her home in east Austin, Texas , Remy, an Austin Free Tailed bat that was found dehydrated under South Congress Bridge, on November 9th 2018. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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A book about the benefits that bats provide to society that sits on Dianne Odegards' dinner table in her home in east Austin, Texas on November 9th 2018. Taken by Emma Uwakwe.
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