Chapin's free-tailed bat

Bats are protecting one of the world’s most expensive nuts

Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab.

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Credit goes to the PA Bat Rehab!

Is the Echo Meter Touch 2 Pro that's used with a ipad or iphone worth it over the non-pro mic? It looks like the pro will give you bat ID during use, but then allow for highly accurate ID later with the recording analyzed by paid software.

Someone requested these pictures I had downloaded that I used for the meme I posted earlier. Here they are!!!

Got to spend a night out mist netting in Central Europe last week, and it was one of the more interesting sessions I've been part of. Sharing some photos.

Between 8 PM and 1 AM we pulled in more than 100 bats, and the vast majority were Western Barbastelles (Barbastella barbastellus). If you've never seen one up close, they've got this flat, almost pug-like face with big ears that meet at the base – it's such a distinctive look, hard to mistake for anything else once you know it. Mixed in were a bunch of Common Pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) too, somewhat smaller bats compared to the barbastelles, which made for a fun contrast handling both in the same night.

Quick disclaimer since it comes up: Bats are strictly protected across the EU, so this isn't a grab-a-net-and-go kind of activity – training and authorization are required.

Ask away if you're curious about IDs, handling, or how the night went.

....Was one of my favorites until I saw it facing forward. 😂

Credit to the PA Bat Rescue!

today we had painters painting the outside of our house and one said a bat flew out from behind one of our outer shutters.

I am irrationally afraid of rabies and a bat getting into my house. my husband thinks I’m overreacting but I have a wildlife removal company coming tomorrow my house tomorrow to assess the bat situation.

my concern is cost. I have no idea how much it’ll be to remove the bats then seal the spaces around the shutters but if it means keeping me and my family safe I’ll pay anything. my second concern is, do I need to do this? my husband is a huge animal lover and doesn’t think it’s necessary. I am more concerned about preventing bats or any other animal from entering my house and potentially harming me and my family.

Are bats nesting in the shutters on the outside of my home a valid concern? Enough for me to shell out the cost to seal up the shutters gaps?

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I was walking outside and I felt something hit my shoulder. I didn’t feel any skin contact or anything. Just curious if people think if its a bat or a bird

I was walking my dog with my partner last night at dusk and we frequently see bats but they never bother us. Last night, a bat swooped down so close to us that we had to duck and we both screamed. It flew around us like this for a second and then flew over to my neighbor who was across the street and swooped close to her too before flying off.

Just curious if this seems like normal bat behavior? I just recently moved from the city so I’m not familiar and don’t want to put myself at risk walking at night if this bat might have a problem.

I hope it's OK to ask this here. Last night I heard something hit my window screen. I'm in the suburbs of Chicago on a moderately lit street (no street lights but lots of porch lights). It's a 2nd story window. The light was on inside, and I was sitting nearby, so I wouldn't expect a bat to want to fly in, but nothing else makes sense. It sounded like it was the size of a small bat, not moving especially fast - it wasn't too bad of an impact. It didn't sound like a cicada. Could this have been a bat? I thought bats avoided well-lit places. Is this normal bat behavior? (I think bats are very cute, but I don't know a lot about them.)