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Rachel Shenk's avatar

It must be that time of year. We found a bat as well in our front yard. He climbed our stone column then hung from the siding. I called a rehabilitator who needed us to drop it off but when we got it in the box, we realized it was dead… I wonder what its story was.

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Jenna's avatar

Oh no, I'm so sorry that it died - that must have been awful to witness. It's heartbreaking when we can't save the wildlife. Nature is cruel at times, but at least you tried.

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Sophie S.'s avatar

Oh that poor little guy definitely looked like he needed some rest, glad he came across you and you took good care of him. I'd be so scared if I found one inside our house! But just like in the UK they are highly protected species here, so I'd have to do my duty as well 😅

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Jenna's avatar

Oh he did, he was exhausted. I had to keep reminding myself that he was more scared than I was, but it was a challenge. The first time we had one in the house was worse, it was hanging off the door frame to the bedroom - I was trapped inside the bedroom! haha.

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Sophie S.'s avatar

omg in the bedroom that would’ve made me scream 😂

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Jenna's avatar

I did! haha

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Victoria's avatar

This was fascinating and made me laugh out loud. I saw some bats flying around during lockdown but I’ve not seen them since the world reopened. I’ve always tried to avoid them, just in case they actually are vampires. 😂 If it had been a winged spider (or any kind of spider), I would have been in the next county before you could say “web”. 😁

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Jenna's avatar

I'm always worried about them getting tangled in my hair (like the incident with the swallow that time). Like you, I can't be 100% sure that they're not vampires either haha. They're great to watch in the light summer nights, but they fly way too close for comfort.

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