It was dying when she found it. She went to the pool, and when she got home it was dead.
Bike content: my favorite picture on the rivbike.com homepage is the bat pic.
It was dying when she found it. She went to the pool, and when she got home it was dead.
Bike content: my favorite picture on the rivbike.com homepage is the bat pic.
Very cool, big!
ReplyDeleteAbout a million people will now tell you not to handle a bat, at least not with bare hands. So I won't say anything. ;) You may wish to get this one tested or freeze it. Rabies is unlikely. Then again, the thing was dying.
If Maddie expresses a sudden desire to move to Forks, you can forget about garlic for supper.
If you found this one near your house, consider building a bat house. Maybe on the tree house.
Yep, as a Certified Wildlife Biologist (I use W. T. Pooh Capitalization for Emphasis), please use gloves in the future. Rabies from a bite is the the thing to avoid, but Hep B is another concern. But its awesome that you've raised a small person with more curiosity than fear. Double-special Kudos.
ReplyDeleteAnd Anon 6:31 is right, a bat box might be in order (great kid project too)
Hopefully our hand-washing protocol will keep the cooties at bay. The bat now lives in a little clear plastic box in our freezer.
ReplyDeleteWe've considered a bat box before -- it's been a few years since I read up on it, but I think we need to get it about 10 feet off the hightest point on our roof for easy fly-in access. It would be cool to have more bats.
We see a lot of bats this time of year.
Hi John, Liza, and Maddie!
ReplyDeleteSome cool pictures here! I wanted to wish John "Happy Birthda"y, and thank you again for a wonderful stay, but I somehow didn't get you email saved right on my Android. I also wanted to tell you about my anticipated "Chuck Harris" blog, which has been approved by Chuck and his wife!
Anyway - would you send me your email address to "jamesskon@gmail.com"?
Jim