The Potting Shed

Bovey Belle · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: Bats . . .

As I sat here typing, one has just flown in, circled the light and then flown out again. I've shut the door now! Before the attic was done up, we used to have them down here much more regularly especially in August, as we had a brood roost upstairs. The ones we see are Pipistrelles and Long-Eared Bats - think the one I just saw was the latter, from size alone. Just as well Tam's not here, as they always seem to favour her room and she is petrified of them!

Leonie2 · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:45 am Post subject:

I don't mind bats at all, they're lovely to see. At my dad's farm we used to get fruit bats flying in the early evenings. We don't see many bats here, just a few during each summer.

mrutty · 2 Star Club Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 827

We have an old bat that lives in our spare room Laughing

Becki · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:04 am Post subject:

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Cabbagepatch · Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:11 am Post subject:

Splutter, you do like to live dangerously mrutty!!! Laughing

kaz · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject:

I love bats - we like to sit outside in the summer and watch them emerge at dusk, there are 2 types - small and large but don't know any more than that Very Happy

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Bovey Belle · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

I don't mind them outside, but am still not too keen at meeting one as I pad, half-asleep, to the bathroom around 2.30 a.m. They used to have a brood roost in our attic, and still come back and visit. If you go up to middle daughter's attic bedroom and squeak, the little dears squeak back at you from underneath the roof tiles.
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Kathy · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

Aww bless, they know a good billet when they find it! Laughing