[va-richmond-general] Re: Red Bat
- From: "Mary Davis" <madanthony3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 19:32:21 -0400
I don't know much about bats, but I do know someone who does if I can find
his contact info. He has moved to DC. Did your guidebook say anything
about whether it is an endangered/threatened species?
Mary Davis
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] Red Bat
>
> This report isn't about a bird, but I thought it interesting, anyway. And
it
> does involve flying.
>
> On Friday, I was pulling honeysuckle out of a large azalea bush in my
front
> yard, and when I pulled on the vine, it came out with a large bat clinging
to
> it, which flew off to another bush. I knew right away that it was not a
> species of bat I had ever seen before. I was concerned that it was sick,
> being in the bush like that, and I naturally thought rabies. Yikes!
>
> When I looked in the field guide, I discovered it was a Red Bat. The
field
> guide notes that it is "The most beautiful of all American bats." And I
have
> to agree, it was quite beautiful. Beautiful bat might be an oxymoron to
> many, but this bat was impressive. It was the largest bat I have ever
seen,
> even though the guide book said it was only medium-sized. It was covered
> with beautiful fur.
>
> And, the guide says, the Red Bat "hangs from vegetation, often low." So
not
> sick, just doing what it was supposed to do. It migrates in April and May.
>
> I was very happy to have seen it. It was a "Wow" experience. Score one
for
> my tangled, messy yard!
>
> I am really curious to know if it was migrating, or if it has taken up
summer
> residence in my yard. Does anyone know anything about bats?
>
> Margaret O'Bryan
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