Until you giggled about the ants and you poked the bat I thought you were a good guy. Your tale of putting them in a shoebox was sweet. WHY did you make this into a science lesson? The bats can die from sitting in the sun. Water would have been nice and some shade. Did you ever fix the attic and put in a Bat Box to stop the babies from falling out of the roof?
(1/3) Actually, I’d only intended to nudge the bat, but the stick slipped. I didn’t want to touch it and leave my scent on it. And the reason I laughed was because it was as if the ant had ‘goosed’ the bat in the rear. This was a very common occurrence over several brooding seasons. I know the impulse is to take the young in and try to nurture and raise them in true hero fashion, but nature works its own way best with the least interference. I would…
(2/3 cont’d) … put the bats higher up on the wall out of harm’s way, and in the shade, until the mothers would retrieve them at dusk. This procedure became the norm several times a week over several brooding seasons. I could only confirm the loss of one or two infants during that time. The heat was no problem for them. The reason our eave was chosen for a brooding colony location in the first place was because of the increased heat in the attic.
(3/3 cont’d) …We eventually moved from the house and had a government sanctioned professional perform an extraction as per the new owners’ request (they are a protected species). By the time we sold the house, the recurring colony had grown to a minimum of some 70 or more members. There were days when they were quite literally falling around me and I would have up to seven huddled together on the wall waiting for their mothers. So you see, I’m not a bad guy after all.
Yeah. Was mostly of interest just to my friends or anybody who's into bats. It's kind of rare to get closeups of them when they're this young. However, if you're not into bats, not a lot of entertainment value here.
Now there's something you don't see everyday. That's a long fall from way up there! I'm also suprised that the parent has enough horsepower to fly them back up to the roost. It would be cool to see the rescure, too.
Hello JC, my new friend. These little guys are as light as a feather. Sometimes their fall is buffered by extended wings, and sometimes they simply plop onto the concrete, but they are evidently resilient enough that it doesn't hurt them. It surprised me too about the parent carrying them off, but after thinking about how their wings are not aerodynamic, that they stay aloft by sheer muscle power, flapping constantly, I guess they have the strength to carry the light weight.
Aww - the babies are tiny!! Isn't nature amazing!! Aww on you poking him with a stick...lol...'a face only a mother could love'...hehe. I think they are beautiful - a marvel of the natural world. It is amazing they survive, they looks so little and vulnerable etc...Sorry it took me so long to visit this video - I am glad I did :) Sunbeam :)
Actually, I didn't intend to poke it or flip it with the stick, simply touch it and get it to turn its face towards the camera, (oops). Having had even the smallest of these little guys try to bite through my gloves while trying to rescue them, I've learned not to touch them directly when I'm not wearing any. They are beautiful little animals, and at this age, sans hair, their face resembles a puppy so the 'cute factor' is quite high. Thanks for the view and comment, my dear friend.
Hello again, Michelle. We've gotten used to having these guys in abundance every now and then, year in, year out. It provides a great opportunity to examine them up close, and during the time of their roosting we often come home and find them all over the garage door and bricks. A couple of days after I made this video, I came home to find some 7 or 8 young ones and had to put on some gloves (these little guys can really bite!) and move them to safer places, picking some off of the garage wall.
Hello, fair Arielle. Thanks for stopping by. Cute is definitely a good word to describe these little guys. Even as adults they are cute, but this little whelp with its ear still folded up and it's hairless, wrinkled skin looked so cute, as you said. I doubt this one was even weaned yet, it was so tiny. At around this age, when these little guys hit the ground and go scurrying off they really look infantile and helpless. The adults come and go, using our eve vent as a nurery, I believe.
I have always been fascinated by bats =) There is a pair of fruit bats that come each summer to eat from a palm tree in my yard that I love to watch and listen to. I've never seen such good footage of baby bats before though - a rare treat! Thank you Michael! =)
I'm glad you liked the footage, Jennifer. As you might guess (particularly if you've watched the 'addendum' video), I've plenty of opportunities to get a good look at these little guys up close. This is a common event, and I've had to chase these little guys as they scurried into the garage for cover (unable to fly) so they wouldn't get trapped inside. It's not uncommon to open the garage door and have them fall on the driveway right in front of you. One day I'm sure I'll be wearing one.
Hey, Brianna. Thank you for your kind compliment. Bats are always portrayed to be freaky and evil, but when you see one of these little things in the flesh that stigma doesn't even come to mind. These little guys probably weren't even weaned yet, and they seem so frail and helpless at this stage. The little one I took the most footage of, if you look close you'll see one of it's little ears isn't even unfolded yet, but still plastered to its head. I'm always watching out for these little babies.
Oh, how adorable! I had to pause it to start writing. These are so much cuter than that one we found on the tree so many years ago, in the Nat'l Forest; remember that? This one (thus far) almost looks like a puppy in the face. I still think fruit bats, the "Flying Foxes" are just beautiful. As does our niece, LOL, evidenced by the bats we put on her wedding cake!
Oops. I think I forgot to post my comment after writing it. Michael, these little guys are darling. I'm so glad you made this video. It also appears that you have a great camera. The close-ups were amazing.
Mama has been pretty busy. Twice more since making this video I've had to pick up a baby bat and put it somewhere on the wall out of harm's way till mama could come and get it. I had one plop down right behind me yesterday. I was sweeping the driveway (there are drawbacks to having bats right above the garage entrance), turned around and there was one right where I had just swept. I haven't been hit by one yet, but no doubt one will land on me one day.
Michael, do you remember a couple of years ago when that oppossum was up in the tree beside my dog's pen and the baby fell out of the tree and hit me on the shoulder? I hadn't remembered that in a while until this post. (For those who didn't hear the story and may wonder -- as I would -- it bounced off me and landed in a bush right beside me. Wasn't hurt in the slightest... but it was adorable, just as these little ones are.)
One was gone before I went to bed, the second one had crawled into a more secure location, but it was also gone by the time I woke up. Since the dogs keep the cats at bay anymore, I assume the mother came and rescued them as usually happens.
Michael, They are so cute! So tiny! Such a high pitched sound! LOL Your editing is fine and you are not mumbling! VERY COOL! THank you for sharing with us! Okay...where's the next poem vid? LOL Much love and peace to you my dear friend!
HOLY CRAP U STOLE MY NAME
rintyamaxbauer 6 months ago
Until you giggled about the ants and you poked the bat I thought you were a good guy. Your tale of putting them in a shoebox was sweet. WHY did you make this into a science lesson? The bats can die from sitting in the sun. Water would have been nice and some shade. Did you ever fix the attic and put in a Bat Box to stop the babies from falling out of the roof?
CatpurrRobertaBobbi 6 months ago
@CatpurrRobertaBobbi
(1/3) Actually, I’d only intended to nudge the bat, but the stick slipped. I didn’t want to touch it and leave my scent on it. And the reason I laughed was because it was as if the ant had ‘goosed’ the bat in the rear. This was a very common occurrence over several brooding seasons. I know the impulse is to take the young in and try to nurture and raise them in true hero fashion, but nature works its own way best with the least interference. I would…
harleynanda 6 months ago
(2/3 cont’d) … put the bats higher up on the wall out of harm’s way, and in the shade, until the mothers would retrieve them at dusk. This procedure became the norm several times a week over several brooding seasons. I could only confirm the loss of one or two infants during that time. The heat was no problem for them. The reason our eave was chosen for a brooding colony location in the first place was because of the increased heat in the attic.
harleynanda 6 months ago
(3/3 cont’d) …We eventually moved from the house and had a government sanctioned professional perform an extraction as per the new owners’ request (they are a protected species). By the time we sold the house, the recurring colony had grown to a minimum of some 70 or more members. There were days when they were quite literally falling around me and I would have up to seven huddled together on the wall waiting for their mothers. So you see, I’m not a bad guy after all.
harleynanda 6 months ago
boring realyht
greggmannn 1 year ago
@greggmannn
Yeah. Was mostly of interest just to my friends or anybody who's into bats. It's kind of rare to get closeups of them when they're this young. However, if you're not into bats, not a lot of entertainment value here.
harleynanda 1 year ago
оказать помощь не могут?
Kaiman485 1 year ago
@Kaiman485
Sorry, but I had no luck finding a translator, and I don't speak the language, so I can't understand what you have written.
harleynanda 1 year ago
Now there's something you don't see everyday. That's a long fall from way up there! I'm also suprised that the parent has enough horsepower to fly them back up to the roost. It would be cool to see the rescure, too.
Thanks for the interesting show! :-)
jcmegabyte 1 year ago
@jcmegabyte
Hello JC, my new friend. These little guys are as light as a feather. Sometimes their fall is buffered by extended wings, and sometimes they simply plop onto the concrete, but they are evidently resilient enough that it doesn't hurt them. It surprised me too about the parent carrying them off, but after thinking about how their wings are not aerodynamic, that they stay aloft by sheer muscle power, flapping constantly, I guess they have the strength to carry the light weight.
harleynanda 1 year ago
Aww - the babies are tiny!! Isn't nature amazing!! Aww on you poking him with a stick...lol...'a face only a mother could love'...hehe. I think they are beautiful - a marvel of the natural world. It is amazing they survive, they looks so little and vulnerable etc...Sorry it took me so long to visit this video - I am glad I did :) Sunbeam :)
xxxSunbeamxxx 2 years ago
Actually, I didn't intend to poke it or flip it with the stick, simply touch it and get it to turn its face towards the camera, (oops). Having had even the smallest of these little guys try to bite through my gloves while trying to rescue them, I've learned not to touch them directly when I'm not wearing any. They are beautiful little animals, and at this age, sans hair, their face resembles a puppy so the 'cute factor' is quite high. Thanks for the view and comment, my dear friend.
harleynanda 2 years ago
Wow, that is really incredible!! My folks have bats living in their roof.
PaintedRavensong 2 years ago
Hello again, Michelle. We've gotten used to having these guys in abundance every now and then, year in, year out. It provides a great opportunity to examine them up close, and during the time of their roosting we often come home and find them all over the garage door and bricks. A couple of days after I made this video, I came home to find some 7 or 8 young ones and had to put on some gloves (these little guys can really bite!) and move them to safer places, picking some off of the garage wall.
harleynanda 2 years ago
oh my goodness it is sooo cute!
Ariellethepianist 2 years ago
Hello, fair Arielle. Thanks for stopping by. Cute is definitely a good word to describe these little guys. Even as adults they are cute, but this little whelp with its ear still folded up and it's hairless, wrinkled skin looked so cute, as you said. I doubt this one was even weaned yet, it was so tiny. At around this age, when these little guys hit the ground and go scurrying off they really look infantile and helpless. The adults come and go, using our eve vent as a nurery, I believe.
harleynanda 2 years ago
I have always been fascinated by bats =) There is a pair of fruit bats that come each summer to eat from a palm tree in my yard that I love to watch and listen to. I've never seen such good footage of baby bats before though - a rare treat! Thank you Michael! =)
TheRavenOfPoe 2 years ago
I'm so envious. Those are one of my favorite animals on this earth! I'd love to see them in a tree, right outside my door.
dancegypsy 2 years ago
I'm glad you liked the footage, Jennifer. As you might guess (particularly if you've watched the 'addendum' video), I've plenty of opportunities to get a good look at these little guys up close. This is a common event, and I've had to chase these little guys as they scurried into the garage for cover (unable to fly) so they wouldn't get trapped inside. It's not uncommon to open the garage door and have them fall on the driveway right in front of you. One day I'm sure I'll be wearing one.
harleynanda 2 years ago
OMGosh...that is so freaky and sooooooooo cool at the same time!!! You do the best videos!!!
briannaanderson95 2 years ago
Hey, Brianna. Thank you for your kind compliment. Bats are always portrayed to be freaky and evil, but when you see one of these little things in the flesh that stigma doesn't even come to mind. These little guys probably weren't even weaned yet, and they seem so frail and helpless at this stage. The little one I took the most footage of, if you look close you'll see one of it's little ears isn't even unfolded yet, but still plastered to its head. I'm always watching out for these little babies.
harleynanda 2 years ago
Oh, how adorable! I had to pause it to start writing. These are so much cuter than that one we found on the tree so many years ago, in the Nat'l Forest; remember that? This one (thus far) almost looks like a puppy in the face. I still think fruit bats, the "Flying Foxes" are just beautiful. As does our niece, LOL, evidenced by the bats we put on her wedding cake!
On with the show...
dancegypsy 2 years ago
Oops. I think I forgot to post my comment after writing it. Michael, these little guys are darling. I'm so glad you made this video. It also appears that you have a great camera. The close-ups were amazing.
dancegypsy 2 years ago
Mama has been pretty busy. Twice more since making this video I've had to pick up a baby bat and put it somewhere on the wall out of harm's way till mama could come and get it. I had one plop down right behind me yesterday. I was sweeping the driveway (there are drawbacks to having bats right above the garage entrance), turned around and there was one right where I had just swept. I haven't been hit by one yet, but no doubt one will land on me one day.
harleynanda 2 years ago
Michael, do you remember a couple of years ago when that oppossum was up in the tree beside my dog's pen and the baby fell out of the tree and hit me on the shoulder? I hadn't remembered that in a while until this post. (For those who didn't hear the story and may wonder -- as I would -- it bounced off me and landed in a bush right beside me. Wasn't hurt in the slightest... but it was adorable, just as these little ones are.)
dancegypsy 2 years ago
cool
DavidRandallCurtis 2 years ago
Are they still there today?? Has the mama come to save them? I hope so!
ambervisions 2 years ago
One was gone before I went to bed, the second one had crawled into a more secure location, but it was also gone by the time I woke up. Since the dogs keep the cats at bay anymore, I assume the mother came and rescued them as usually happens.
harleynanda 2 years ago
Michael, They are so cute! So tiny! Such a high pitched sound! LOL Your editing is fine and you are not mumbling! VERY COOL! THank you for sharing with us! Okay...where's the next poem vid? LOL Much love and peace to you my dear friend!
Di:)
ambervisions 2 years ago