"Bats"...They aren't just for Halloween anymore!
Bill Feela has posted an interesting blog here. There are concerns and there are many benifits to having them around. Take a peak at the good.
A friend called and said he needed a favor. He said..."Bill, you are brave and not scared of anything right."
"Yea, sure", I replied...but I was thinking that I either wasn't scared or just really stupid. "What's up?"
Well, Last year he had bought a house. At the peak of it was a 'BAT' house. Now these have become more popular in recent years, it's just not so normal for them to be mounted to the house.
"Well, that bat house has to be moved before I can work on that side of the house, and , um, I was wondering...you know I just hate bat's." Chuckling under my breath..."I will be over friday afternoon."
I won't go into all the qualities that make bat's good to have around, just the obvious is that they eat a lot of insects. A GOOD THING. After plugging the hole so the bat's couldn't come flying out, (Normally don't bite, but being moved could upset them), I unscrewed the house from the home. I could hear the squealing inside the house. As I pulled the Bat house down, one bat was hiding just behind the house and fell to the ground.
My friend became a magician...he disappeared! I set the house down and went over to the bat laying on the ground...
And picked it up. Although you do need to be careful for many reasons...I then showed his kids a good close up of the bat and explained the anatomy. They were awe struck at webbed wings and...
The teeth! The house was moved and the bat was placed on top of the house so it know where to go come night time.
Fear of the unknown and rumors are what drive the hate for bats. Hopefully the kids will grow up without the fear and a better knowledge.
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