Exciting stuff. The roof is now being meshed. It is really difficult pulling the mesh tight and keeping it in place at the same time.
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Little Jonesy
Little Jonesy at 27 days old, having a look around after being weighed and measured. He is in good condition and though he cannot fly as yet, he will soon start to stretch his wings and be more adventurous. At present, he is still relying on mum for his milk feeds....
Frame is up
Brian is beavering away building the flight in the garden again today. As we don't want to reduce their flying space a safety hatch area is needed so that bats inside the flight cannot escape when the door is opened. Somehow he's going to incorporate the rickety old...
Oi…Joey…. it’s time to go
Joey refusing to wake up. I needed to give him a drink and a little feed before being released tonight. He was so snoozy, but eventually stirred and ate. It was a lovely evening as we headed off to the highest village in Dorset. On arrival we walked through unknown...
Wild bat says Hello
Over the years when I've been sat on the lawn inside the mosquito tent with pups that are just learning to fly ...as above.... it's always been a treat to be visited by bats flying free as they investigate my little rescues and chat with them. Last year we added a...
Joey Pip chatting
Joey bat chattering before bedtime Joey telling me to just get on with it and give him his dinner last night.
Mission Cuckoo
I could hear the cuckoo calling in the woodland behind our garden and was on a mission to track him down. A lovely evening's walk, with my furry buddy, accompanied by a beautiful cuckoo song. Cuckoo calling
Bathala Bat Flight
Bathala is known as the grand conserver of the universe, the caretaker of things from whom all providence comes, hence the lovely word 'bahala' meaning 'to care'. In 2011, I cared for and raised 5 orphaned pups, and luckily we were able to track down and renovate a...
New bat flight needed
We've been discussing a much-needed bat flight and am now feeling a bit like this.. lol! Brian has been researching the least expensive materials and doing the sums: £400+ for a 12 x 8ft flight, or £330 for a 10 x 6ft. Yikes! Thankfully we have mesh remaining from...
Joey taking 5…
A Joey flying session in the extension of our little bat gym. We fly him each night, and he is improving and looking good, but he's still not gaining the weight needed for release. He can fly well, but the evening temperatures are also just too cold and he tires...