Mastodawn

I was swarmed by mosquitoes last night while releasing a bunch of my longer-term bat rehabs.

All I could think as the batties lifted off of my hand and into the sky was… “yes YES… FLY my pretties!” and cackling internally.

Anyway, I’m:

—thrilled these batties are out in the world and flying the evening skies again.

—worried about them finding their way in the world.

—pleased to have the space again to take in more new cases.

—sad to not see some of their faces every day.

—comforted by the goofy little batties that are still in residence.

—trying to ignore the mosquito bite in the middle of my forehead.

Last night’s release count:
6 Mexican Free-tailed bats
(Tadarida brasiliensis)

2 Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)

@mycrowgirl Yay, congratulations on the octobat release! 🙌

Those test flaps are adorable.

@amenonsen Biiiig stretch 🤣

@mycrowgirl Say, you wouldn't happen to have opinions about DIY bat detectors by any chance?

@amenonsen no, but I hope someone does!

I’ve idly looked at (stupid expensive) commercially available ones but had nowhere near the wherewithal to look into a DIY solution.

It can’t be THAT difficult to make though!