Bats!

[dancerjodi]

We have a WHOLE BUTTLOAD of bats near our house! They must live somewhere nearby because at dusk there were tons of them swooping around in the sky above our yard. I've never heard the little bat squeak before :)

As time went on their numbers dwindled as they moved out to feed. I really want to get our bat house up soon so that we can see if we can procure some of our own.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Comments

[roaming.livejournal.com]

omigod I am SO jealous. I put a bathouse up. . . no bats. :-< And there's a pond 10 blocks from me: maybe that's too far? I adore them. They are so cool fanning out from under 93 in downtown Boston at dusk. I worry what will happen when it all goes underground and they take down those nets under the highway near Fanueil.

I'll check out that website, thanks.

I bet you already know that the worst thing to do when a bat is trapped in the house is what people usually do: run around waving their arms to fend them off. Bats see by echolocation, and must fly in a circle a few times first. So they're not chasing you, they're trying to get a grip on where they are to find a way AWAY from you. All that flailing about just confuses and panics them. Open a window, sit down, shut up, be quiet. . . they figure it out.