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Do you see bats were you live?

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I take it you don't mean cricket bats. A bit of a sore point in England, right now...
SchoolBelle · 61-69, F
@jackieash On the village green, in summer.
H1raeth · 41-45, M
I've not seen one in years. I used to see in my garden. It's actually quite to hard to realize they are bats, cause they come out in the dark and you would typically think it's a bird.
shuhak · M
Sure, hundreds of them (mostly in the warmer months). They fly through my yard in the evenings. When construction crews turn on their halogen lights at night, they'll attract moths ... which in turn attract bats (dinner is served).
@shuhak I remember you ! Hope you’ve been well. 😃
Only in my belfry.
Julien · 36-40, M
Much less than back when I was a kid :(
There is much less bugs at night also …
Too much pesticides in our fields :(
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@Julien Have you noticed that you don't get bugs on your car windshield anymore?
Julien · 36-40, M
@JimboSaturn oh yes for sure
I use to stop at gas station to clean it up after long trip
JustNik · 51-55, F
Not often, but they’re here. I like seeing them and wanted to put up a bat box, but hubby’s not a fan. 😂
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@JustNik I think bats are definitely cool. My wife is neutral.
anoderod55 · 70-79, M
Yes ! Early evening in Spring and Summer . Love to watch them 🦇 Sometimes find sitting in my peach trees . 👻
DrWatson · 70-79, M
Not usually.

But years ago there were some ....in the church belfry tower, just like the cliche!
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
Yes we have what are known as little brown bats here. Kinda cute actually.
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
I used to have an office in the main administration building on campus, up in the top floor. One day, I come into work and see something stuck on the brick wall. A closer look showed it was a bat clinging to the wall. Apparently the attic of the building, right above our heads, has become the nesting grounds for a rare species of bats, and sometimes, they get down into the offices below.
jackjones68 · 51-55, M
For sure. My house is a registered bat dwelling
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@jackjones68 Let me guess UK?
Wiseacre · F
Only at the cabin…they sure look scary!
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
I did put up a bathouse to encourage them.
Millions. Fruit bats every sunset
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
Yes. Saw them in a rural school area the night the boy graduated from that private school. They had installed bat houses around the school. Also had one swoop by my head when we were working and taking a break outside one morning.
Longpatrol · 31-35, M
Indeed! They are small and cute fruit bats who normall roost in the mango trees in the neighbourhood park right where its densest so you have a really tough time spotting them. Otherwise there's always the Singapore Zoo!
I have done. I wonder if where I am is quite light polluted now but where my last home was, half a mile up the road I saw many in my younger years.
Yes, frequently. Common Brown Bats.
Even had a few sneak down the fireplace chimney at 3 AM, that I had to capture and release, or return to a shelter.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
Occasionally. The most I have seen near my home were patrolling an area between some blocks of flats, where the street and home lights attracted a lot of insects.
Vin53 · M
Go outside near a wooded area around dusk and throw some dirt up into the air, if you have bats around they'll come zooming down thinking the dirt are bugs.
GoFish · 41-45, F
Yeah always.. one flew out of my hoody once off the clothesline and some people have them in their roofs and attics round here 😳
hunkalove · 70-79, M
I've seen a couple dead ones. Back in the mid- 80s we had millions of miller moths and there were bats everywhere eating them.
backnforth · M
Yeah they’re mostly around forests and mountains but you might see a couple in quieter cities
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
I wish. We put up a bat house years ago, but not sure if anything is actually using it.
RedBaron · M
I specifically look for bats signed by the greats of the game. 🤣
Sometimes, I see them about every other summer and fall.
Coisty · 51-55, M
Yes although it is quite rare. You need to be in the right spots
faery · F
Yeah, at dusk
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@faery That's when I see them the most.
faery · F
@JimboSaturn It's really cool to see... and hear when they zoom by. I like them because they eat the mosquitos 😌
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@faery Me too! vacuuming up the night of mosquitos!
walabby · M
Yep. There's no shortage of Flying Foxes here.
beetlebumdont · 26-30, F
Yes. One time we saved a baby bat
Allelse · 36-40, M
@beetlebumdont Awwwwwww!
Swoop62 · M
I own a Louisville Slugger and an Adirondak.
Tracos · 56-60, M
They are tiny and really fast... So rarely
fun4us2b · M
Sometimes on summer nights
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
Yes but increasing less each year.
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
They're kinda hard to miss

smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
The only bat I see is Batman on tv
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
Yes and hear them too.
HumanEarth · F
Not this time of year
SleepingWithGhosts · 46-50, M
Hell yes, tons of them.
TurtlePink · F
In my son’s nose
UKNaturist · M
Yes - at dusk
tobynshorty · 51-55, F
Yes at night
Raaii · 22-25, F
No not much
SchoolBelle · 61-69, F
At my cottage.
LeGrotesque · 46-50, F
Allelse · 36-40, M
Sutten · 41-45, F
Birdbox1986 · 31-35, F
Not anymore after COVID they disappeared
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
I haven't seen any around.

 
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