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)

🖤🦇🖤
#BatsInMyBelfry #BatsInBlankets

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Ari "Two Sheds" Jackson Mar 1

@mycrowgirl

Aaaaah, everybody's ears would be ringing if they had heard my screech of delight with that video! Go little buddy, go!

I was already seeing mosquitoes in February, so I really need to think about getting my bat house back up (it got taken down when I had some tree work done).

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Lisa 🦔Mar 1

@arisummerland yay!!! Bat houses for all!!!

🖤🦇🖤
For anyone reading who does not already have one, this page has great tips on placement and what to look for to offer a safe roost for the sky puppies:
https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/

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DoomsdaysCW

TY for posting, @mycrowgirl . I had set-up one, but no-takers (well, the hornets liked it). Too many empty old barns in the area (their preferred location).