10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2024
Mole – gentleman in black velvet I’ve seen lots of bats, but bat identification is tricky, even when armed with a bat detector. A few are easy, such as the Egyptian Fruit Bat, the largest bat we have in Europe. They are big, impressive bats that fly high. I’ve seen them in Cyprus. One day, perhaps.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2024
In 2023 I attempted to keep a year list of mammal encounters: the list barely exceeded 20 species, while it became complicated by seeing bats and voles that I was unable to name specifically. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2012
I cannot get the Hoary Bat out of my head. Hoary Bats roost in trees, not caves. So the Hoary Bat is migratory. Migration makes them vulnerable to straying: Accidental Hoary Bats have been found as far afield as Bermuda and Iceland. Shoot, it’s not working!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
And another one,” she added, “in a tampon box.” “A Big Brown Bat in a large glass terrarium,” said Marlene Ehresman in Iowa, “because the people wanted to make sure it wouldn’t escape.” Bat finders often want to insure there’s enough room between them and the bat. Soaked and ice cold!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 22, 2011
It’s not fecal material, but parts that are not digestible like fur, bones and the exoskeletons of insects. For example, since eagles and hawks tend to rip their prey apart and have stronger digestive acids, their pellets look like wads of fur. But the jawbone…that was from a bat!
Reddit Animals
JULY 2, 2021
submitted by /u/EDGEwild [link] [comments].
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2011
In nature, you’ve got your leathery skin (like elephants or crocodiles), you’ve got your fur (like beavers and red deer), you’ve got your scales (like fish and pangolins) and you’ve got your feathers (like many theropod dinosaurs … oh, and birds).
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