The are some perks to the English summer, in particular a damp one. Because damp summers mean lots of insects and lots of insects mean BATS! Yes, our little sonar friends are making an appearance again and it’s wonderful. I love standing outside watching them fly around. To see them in flight is amazing, they are so adept at flying, then I suppose you’d be pretty good at it if you relied on sonar. I’m sure lots of people would be put off, as they can get pretty put off at the thought of a bat flying past their head (and they do fly right past us if we stand in the right part of the garden), but I think they are amazing little creatures and really enjoy seeing them each night. A little “wonder of the world” in my own garden. Brilliant!
A Pipistrelle Bat (of the type we think we’re seeing)
I have never seen bats live, though to tell the truth I’ve a bit of fear about them. Well, not them, but about rabies. Blame Ole’ Yeller! They are quite interesting creatures though, and I wouldn’t mind one that I knew was rabies free…What funny faces the one you posted have!
Well the ones we get in our garden never get close enough to us. They never rest – too busy flying around feeding. I’ve never had one land on me and I doubt they would. I just love being privileged to have such wildlife in my garden.
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