Lisa 🦔Mar 1

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

Show threadPacmanMar 1
@mycrowgirl Long ago when camping in Ireland I was washing myself at a spring in the woods and when I emerged I found a bat with folded wings attached by its hooks to the front of my shirt. Assuming it was having its daytime sleep I left it there when I visited the local pub. At the bar the barmaid suddenly let out a bloodcurdling scream and stared at my shirt. The bat had awoken and was very slowly spreading its wings as in a horror movie. I took it outside and it flew off into the night.
Show threadCarsten Raddatz
A good horror story could start this way. T'was but a scratch, but the mark the bat left also left something else on me...
Mar 2 at 7:46amWeb