Notes from a beautiful place on the planet: part of the driftless area of northwestern Wisconsin at Lake Pepin, where the Mississippi winds beneath limestone bluffs and the night sky is unobscured. Thanks for visiting! ~Uri

June 16, 2008

Not your everyday visitor - UPDATE!


* As darkness fell tonight she and the babe took flight from the upstairs window, hooray!
This Hoary Bat with her baby clinging to her was found like this on the ground early this morning.  She hissed with each snap of the camera shutter. We placed her in a dog kennel in the woods out of harm's way for the day, with the hope that she will recover and fly away at dusk when we open the door from the high-altitude second story window. "Strong, tough, and beautiful, the hoary bat stands out among American bat species for its unusual adaptability . . ."
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Uri,
Your blog entries always make me cry.
Love,
Art

Anonymous said...

p.s.
I hope mama bat and her baby fly away this evening. Sending my best vibes in your direction.
Art

Anonymous said...

Yay!!!!!!