Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone, We had a winter storm. It snowed and was really cold. We got to stay home from school almost all week! Sadly, on Friday, we had to go back. We did at least get a 2 hour delay. It was still an awesome week! I wonder how the bats felt. I don’t think they played in it, but it’s fun to pretend… Bats in the Snow
Locust Grove Nature Center in Bethesda, MD is holding a week long Bat Summer Day Camp for children ages 8–12. These camps fill fast and they are open for registration. If you have a child who’s a little batty, then sign up soon! You can find more details here.
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. This week we feature a new drawing by volunteer illustrator E. Wright Hi everyone! It’s been an interesting week for the bats of the world. It’s still much too hot for them in Australia. The last I heard, more than 100,000 of them had died because of the heat wave. A little closer to home, I think our bats must be confused. One day it’s ridiculously cold and a few days later it’s 50 degrees. If I were a bat, I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. I read an interesting article on bats. It was called ScienceShot: Bats Tune Into the Emotions of Others. Please go read it here. I think you’ll LOVE the picture. Scientists did an experiment that showed that bats can understand how other bats feel. I liked the article, but I wonder why they had to prove this. I think anyone who has ever really watched bats could probably have already told them that. Bats are a lot smarter than people think.
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi, it is so cold outside today! I am lucky that I can stay inside my home and still be warm. The bats are probably very cold. They have to stay outside all day and all night. I feel sorry for them. I know we’re cold here, but in Australia, it is summer. They are having a horrible heat wave there and the awesome flying foxes are dying. Flying foxes are really cool bats because they are huge. You should look them up. The weather inspired my poetry. By the way, I like naked mole rats. They are cute. J It’s Hard Being A Bat Snug and warm in my home. I look down at the garden gnome. Is that ice I see on his nose? If I look closely, I can see the ground froze. It’s cold and windy now. I’m hungry and should eat. But how? If I go out, I’ll get blown around. I don’t want to fall to the ground. Woe is me! I cannot eat. I’m starving. I wish there was heat. In Australia it is warm. I’ll visit my cousins. Oh, they’re too hot. They’re getting sick by the dozens! Everywhere I go, there is something wrong. I guess us bats will have to be strong. You know, it’s hard being a bat. But at least I’m not a Naked Mole Rat!
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big browns bats that use the outside of her home for a winter roost. Her family has cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! It snowed today! I was so happy to see it, but I’m not sure my bats were. I don’t think they like the cold weather. I think it’s probably hard for them to see through all the snow and wind. I guess they’ll stay in their home tonight. I wonder if they’ll be hungry. I wish I could catch a moth and feed it to them, but they are not that well trained. I hope they are OK. I hope everyone had a Happy New Year and that you were considerate of the bats while you were out celebrating. Please remember that they like peaceful and quiet people. So when you walk by their roosts, don’t be too loud. The little bats will thank you, but it’ll sound like a “squeak.”