The Bat

This little bat fell down from the eaves of my cabin onto a ladder.... seeing a bat during the day is really neat because I could get a good look at how awesome, fuzzy, and sweet it was.

One thing I noticed, that also happens with large moths (like the Lunar Moth) is right before the bat prepares to fly it begins shaking or vibrating for at least 30 seconds or more then takes off into the air. This usually makes me think it's really stressed out and having a panic attack - but I think it may have some biological purpose in preparation for it's escape flight.

Look how fuzzy wuzzy. I almost touched it just to see... but it flew underneath my cabin to hide again and get a good day's rest before a nightly feast. I hope the bat eats up all the stupid mosquitoes coming out in the summer heat, cause they keep trying to eat me. :)

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BAT in da' house!

Oh yeah baby, last night while I was cooking dinner I opened the door and stepped outside - when I stepped back in there was something flying around from room to room, while my cat jumped around in the air. At first I thought it was a bird - flying so fast it was like a brown flutter, graceful as butterfly wings - but I realized it wasn't hitting any walls, it was flying with phenomenal accuracy. I knew then it was a bat in my house. Yippeeee ....
It seemed to really like my bathroom - but did it rounds into each room, occasionally landing on a wall or hanging from the ceiling.
I tried guiding it out my door, but it was not having it - i even held up a broom and it would zip right around it. A few times it flew directly in my face, then an inch away would swoop around me - making a breeze created from bat wings touching my eyes. I tried putting on gloves and grabbing the critter off the wall to set it free, which didn't work either and was the only time it touched my skin, brushing against my arm.
Shortly after I tried to grab the cutie, he started flying very low to the ground and when I saw it making a b-line for the door I ran behind it - sliding across the floor and swung the door shut behind it! Bye bye lil' bat friend!
"Creatures of the night brought to Light!" - the last unicorn

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