tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post615161474970082365..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: Bat UpdateAnastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-29325127977019479282010-01-06T16:56:06.366-05:002010-01-06T16:56:06.366-05:00Hi, Margaret,
Yes, roosting is the word. That wo...Hi, Margaret,<br /><br />Yes, roosting is the word. That would be weird to see in the moonlight!<br /><br />If the colony is found, hopefully an "exclusion" will be done, which is a relatively humane way to rid oneself of the danger. It consists of waiting until the colony departs, around dusk, for its nightly hunt, and then, while they are gone, sealing up wherever they came out of - and all other openings that can be found.<br /><br />Ideally, this should be done in Autumn, when baby season is finished. (That begins in June, approximately, depending upon species and location.) However, human health may dictate some earlier removal.<br /><br />We get a lot of bats in rehab that way, from companies that have removed them from people's attics during baby season. The adults fly away at night and are prevented from returning, but the nursing babies stay behind and end up being reared by us. NOT ideal.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-73315576501988804192010-01-06T16:04:21.813-05:002010-01-06T16:04:21.813-05:00I am glad Little Brown (Ding)Bat is hibernating ag...I am glad Little Brown (Ding)Bat is hibernating again. What happens to the colony when they find it, are they a protected species?<br /><br />We had bats roosting (is that the right word?) on our shutters in Italy, it was the weirdest thing to wake up and see them silhouetted against the moonlight.margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727534908302610374noreply@blogger.com