Posting these further images of the #bat my wife found, in the hope of a more precise identification from an expert. Suggestions welcome!
#noctulebats
#pipistrello
#vespertilionidae
#identifyme
#baturday
#batsofmastodon

It's an appropriate time of year to talk about #bats again, notwithstanding their inevitable association with #Halloween. This bat is almost certainly the same one that was caught on our surveillance camera in July, as it was found in the room below the roof space around which it was flying in the summer. Unfortunately, while we were away, it must have fallen out of its crevice behind the roof beam and the wall, and onto the floor while we were away, and if it was not yet hibernating, couldn't find a way out again, so sadly did not survive. Some biologist friends of ours sent it to others more knowledgeable, but as yet still not definitively identified, although a suggestion of lesser noctule or the Leisler's bat has been made.
#baturday
#batsofmastodon
#France
#auvergne
#chauvesouris

Three's company. Until the panel covering your daytime snooze spot is abruptly opened. "Oh, look, bat droppings on the ledge." Gets out whisk, starts sweeping. Then, "Oh, look, bats! How cute!" Grabs phone. #BatsOfMastodon 🙂

Ce soir, on a rendez-vous avec les chauves-souris à #Kernascléden ! #MaisonDeLaChauveSouris #BatsOfMastodon #Bats #ChauvesSouris #Nature #Bzh

Lots of excitement here. Yesterday a researcher from U Waterloo installed 5 microclimate sensors in the boathouse/bathouse that has been home to a colony of little brown bats (myotis lucifugus) for decades. They are endangered in North America. The sensors will record the temperature every hour for one year. Hopefully the data will help scientists better understand these amazing creatures and ensure their survival. Mom thinks bats are super cute❤️ #BatsOfMastodon