Hi Andrew,
Polly is adorable! Looks like she has some paws to grow into. :-)
She appears to be about the same size as a young pup that our Sophie is
now, and I see that they like to relax in the same position.
I probably shouldn't have just said "fruit bats". Although, to be fair,
I've never heard anyone around here call them anything else. Even the
Division of Wildlife personnel that have come out to take care of sickly
bats we've had have called them "fruit bats". We have many agricultural
areas around us, lots of wineries and orchards. From this, I think,
people tend to call them "fruit bats".
The bat that was in our house, and the bats I've seen around here and
roosting under our eaves, are small. Probably about the size of 2 small
field mice. Couldn't really give you an accurate wingspan measurement.
Colorado has many species of bats, and several species that are solitary
roosters.
http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/RASwebpage/cbwg_website/cbwg_bats_CO.htm
Candace
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> The Parson's type is longer in the leg I understand.
> Here's Polly's baby pix -
> http://www.pbase.com/afildes/polly
>
> Fruit bats? You mean fox headed, the size of a small cat and with a
> 5ft wingspan? Bats 'roost' all right - in millions, but it's unusual
> to have a singleton, either a microbat or fruit bat. We're a bit far
> south for fruit bats (too cool) but there was a big colony of Grey-
> headed Flying Fox close to the city (Melbourne) and I enjoyed seeing
> them fly through the floodlights at night football games. They forced
> the colony out of the Botanical Gardens because the trees suffered and
> there was fear of disease -
> <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/nervous-wait-for-three-men-bitten-by-mad-bat/story-e6frg6nf-1225816783761
>
> >
> We have microbats (insectivores) that form small collonies in hollow
> tree trunks - that's what the boxes are for.
> Polly would hardly notice them - she barks at the parrots and
> cockatoos by day and brush-tail possums by night. They all maintain a
> dignified distance and manner.
>
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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