AnOther Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Found a couple of these just clinging to the crepi on the outside of my house this morning, is this normal, surely they could have found somewhere less exposed for their day's kip ?[IMG]http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/biskitboyo/bat.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Lovely, aren't they.HERES a small weekend project for you Ernie. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanks for the suggestion BB but I'm afraid I have other plans this weekend [:D]http://www.muenchen.de/Tourismus/Oktoberfest/7548/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 They frequently visit our house. Their favorite day spot is behind the south facing volets. You can usually tell when they've arrived as they leave lots of small 'droppings' on the window sill.I've gotten rather used to them, but don't leave my windows open at dusk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 They can also be a bit partial to coming down the chimney! We had 4 of them in the house just before we 'lit up' in late-Autumn last year.When the ramoneur made his annual visit in April, he kindly meshed-up the stack - and charged me an extra €3 for the wire! "You can't be serious", I said - and he genuinely thought I was complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Not an expert, but I wouldn't tell too many people as bats can be a protected species - a problem if they start to annoy you and you want to get rid of them!'Animals' over here can be a (nice) pain , we have had owls falling down the chimney, bats flying down the corridors and a mouse with a mask like Zorro in the loft (it was called a lerot (?) - protected species according to some people I spoke to!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Bats are indeed fully protected in all EU Countries.Lérot are not a fully protected species and it is only illegal to transport them, keep them in captivity, buy or sell them etc.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 [quote user="Lori"]You can usually tell when they've arrived as they leave lots of small 'droppings' on the window sill.[/quote]They prefer to leave them on the roof of our car. But as next door's cat walks over it knocks a lot of them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Looks a bit like this one Earnie[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Bat2.jpg[/IMG]It too was behind a volet when it was closed on a west facing window. It left for a quieter place after an hour or so. Lovely little creatures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Lest I gave the wrong impression, I'd just like to emphasise that the chimney stack mesh was to prevent their entry, rather than trap them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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