A week or so ago I had a dream that Isis (the American kestrel I train) got out of her enclosure and was flying laps in a hallway. Then one Tuesday I was hanging out in the barn talking to someone and out of the corner of my eye I saw something flying back and forth in the hallway. Well, immediately I thought my crafty bird Isis had gotten out but when I walked over to the window I saw a bat.
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| I didn't take this picture but I think this is what we had.... |
Isis was watching this critter fly back and forth with interest. I on the other hand wasn't amused. I know next to nothing about bats but I am pretty sure this was a little brown bat. If I had to guess, he was using the barn as a good roosting spot and when I was working I woke him up. I know that they (like snakes) are good for the environment and are not intentionally going to come after me but I was totally convinced this bat was going to lunge for me.
About a minute after I realized what was flying around, a class came. I waited until they were outside and got my bat gear on. I know you wish there was a picture but thankfully there isn't. I am pretty sure I looked absolutely ridiculous! By time I was ready to grab the little bugger, it had landed on the ground. This made it easy for me to throw a towel on top of him and grab him. I have never had a bat experience before and the noise it made really freaked me out. Once I had the bat, I went outside to release him. The class that had watched him fly in the hallway came over and watched him fly off into the woods. All's well that ends well.
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