No not baseball bats but flying rodent type bats.

Been hearing a lot lately about bats nesting in houses & hotel lofts locally. Seen the funny side as I know one of the people who just found they had a bats nest in their loft yesterday. I was almost gonna watch Fangs on Sky box office tonite aswell.

Then **** me.... wife going up to bed as she's working early tomorrow...switches bedside light on & hears a fluttering noise behind the curtains...I get the shout 'Den come & catch this moth'...as I arrive in the bedroom what comes from behind the curtains.... a feckin real live bat that then starts flying about the bedroom. The wife's legged it by this time!!

Caught the wee bugger in a basin & released it outside. They are protected apparently & if they nest in your house they have to be removed by some bats protection league... I **** you not.

Since moving to this area two & a half years ago I have often seen bats flying round the street lights at night & sometimes you can hear them screeching thru the night but this was just a wee bit too close for me.

Don't think I'll bother watching Fangs now!!!! & tomorrow I'll need to check the loft to make sure there isn't a bats nest up there.

Wonder what's next as the cat already brought in a mouse tonite that was still alive!!!!

Maybe my son will bring a bird in!!

Big Den

[Edited by Big Den - 8/2/2002 10:49:27 PM]

 

I was wrong.. the cat just brought another mouse in but this one was dead (still warm though)

Big Den

 

Bats are great

If you ever get the chance, go to the Bat Cave at Chester Zoo, which is the largest free-flight bat cave in the world Having a Rodrigues Island Fruit Bat flying round you in near dark is great fun ...

 

Be thankfull.... it's wildlife in action....

Love bat's - once one flew up into my girlfriend's crash helmet visor whilst she was on the move on her Honda 90