Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Pixar has nothing on nature when she's hungry. For proof, head to Congress Bridge in Austin, Texas where hundreds of thousands of bats gather between March and October. At sunset they whoosh into the sky like someone spiked a pipeline of black dots. Then, the flapping plume streaks into the city to chow down on thousands of pounds of insects. It's a sight to behold. People watch from the bridge itself or observe from behind the safety of a drink umbrella at one of the few restaurants with a view. Midsummer, when the mama bats start having baby bats, their population swells to a million and a half, making it the biggest urban bat colony in North America.
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Austin's tremendous temporary bat population puts on a great evening show
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South by Southwest festival mixes the city's bohemian and big business sensibilities
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Austin has a reputation both for live music and natural attractions
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