Bats???
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While DD was leaving this morning for her first day of school, as she went out the front door she noticed an odd sound... somewhere between the chirp of a bird and the twitter of a chipmunk. And it seemed to be coming from behind a shutter on our front porch.
So I unscrewed the two screws at the top of the shutter and pried it away from the wall a bit, and sure enough, there were two tiny charcoal gray furry lumps there. One that apparently was suffering from insomnia.
Has anyone else had bats in their shutters?
So I unscrewed the two screws at the top of the shutter and pried it away from the wall a bit, and sure enough, there were two tiny charcoal gray furry lumps there. One that apparently was suffering from insomnia.
Has anyone else had bats in their shutters?
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Years ago, I lived in an old Victorian that had bats in the attic. I realize they eat a lot of mosquitoes, but they still are not one of my favorite critters. They can squeeze into tiny spots, so it is hard to keep them out once they establish a home. One in particular, I used to have to open a window for, and chase out with a broom!
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I don't think I actually MIND them being there behind the shutter. I know they're useful, and it's not like the cats or the kids can even get to them, once the shutter's screwed back on.
I don't think they will cause any problem. I just can't figure out why the one was so noisy this morning!
Are they sensitive to weather maybe? We just had a dandy line of thunderstorms move through.
I don't think they will cause any problem. I just can't figure out why the one was so noisy this morning!
Are they sensitive to weather maybe? We just had a dandy line of thunderstorms move through.
#8
We have some bats around the house but I really wish we had more! They eat mosquitos and we have tons of mosquitos on our property for some reason. My youngest son and I cannot even go out into the yard without being eaten alive-abd we do not even have any water around us. We have a lot of trees so I guess this is why we have so many but Jacob and I can be covered in Off Deep woods or Skin So Soft green can stuff which everyone swears works best and can still get lots of bites on us. I really hate it because we have two huge decks and a beautiful property and I would love to be able to sit out on the deck and relax but we can't be out for 5 minutes without getting bitten alive. My fiance and my oldest son do not have this problem-they rarely get bitten.
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