Saturday, August 27, 2016
Going Batty
This morning on Mom's walk - she saw something totally unexpected - what she thought was large butterflies turned out to be little bats. There were about 10 of them flitting around grabbing bugs out of the air and this one guy who landed on the post of a letter box Mom was standing next too. She checked on line to see what species they were and found there are 13 known Florida bats all of which seem to be quite large (wing spans of 10" or more) while these little guys were only about 5". Florida does get 'visitor bats' from other states so maybe they are here enjoying the summer - or perhaps there are just babies.
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Hari Om
ReplyDeleteOh my - that is a bit extra special!!! Kudos to mum for getting such a great shot of the little fella... hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
that can be french bats, we have a lot of them... the mama first thought that are giant moths :o)
ReplyDeleteWow! How cool you were able to get such a great photo for us! I've never seen one that I could study like this other than in pictures taken by researchers. This is very cool. We have some bats flying above the yard that we see when we go out early, but they never land on anything. They are very cool too.
ReplyDeleteBats are such strange creatures. That is a beautiful shot of one!
ReplyDeleteWow! We get a few bats flying around at dusk, but we never see them during the day!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!!! Bats are SUPER bug eaters and that one is mighty cool!! We have one who "hangs out" under our upper deck every year -- we can see him from the lower deck. This year, we've only seen his calling card, so to speak. As Mom says, if he's going to poop on our deck, he should at LEAST hang around long enough for a photo op!
ReplyDeleteCammie!
Yes, great shot of the wee flying mouse!
ReplyDeleteIt is unusual to see them out during the day. What a great shot. ☺
ReplyDeleteAwe so cute!! Our Gram has bats fly over her backyard all the time cause her house backs up to a preserve.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Matt & Matilda
That's pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteEeekkk!
ReplyDeleteThey creep me out, but I know they do go things for us.
Eek! Our mom just ran out of the computer room shrieking! She's not fond of bats at all!
ReplyDeleteWell, that must have been exciting to see. Mom says she thinks she would be freaked out by bats:)
ReplyDeleteWoos - Ciara and Lightning
EEEEEK!!!!! Mom just ran out of the room!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
OMD, these freak Ma out cause one got caught in her hair when she was a wee lass, so they aren't one of her favs. Butts, MOI?? I LOVES THEM!!! I try and tell her that they keep all the buggies gone, butts she still gets the willies...
ReplyDeleteKisses,
Ruby ♥
We get bats sometimes but we only see them flying at night
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Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel
What a great capture! They are creepy, but cute in their own way.
ReplyDeleteOh be very careful! We often have ones that carry rabies so we stay far away! Love Dolly
ReplyDeleteWhat a very cool find!! We love his little leather-y wings!!
ReplyDeleteSmileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
what a fantastic shot!
ReplyDeletewags, bailey unleashed