Caution: Bats!

Yesterday afternoon I noticed something at the top of our bedroom window. At first, I feared it was a dead mouse, though not sure how it would end up there. After a closer look, I realized it was a bat. We have seen bats flying at night in the field behind our house, but I hadn't seen one this close. It was hanging upside down. More amazing to me -- it was lodged between the window and the screen! (I'll add a photo soon.)

I kept checking on it throughout the day and saw it move a few times. When Ken came home, I guess I couldn't stop talking about it. He finally went in to move it around 9 p.m. He closed the bedroom doors and first tried to catch it using Brendan's sophisticated bug-catcher equipment from Aunt Di. When that proved no match for the bat, Ken put on his work gloves and grabbed the bat. He took him outside and let him go.

Of course, I was a total wimp and watched from the hallway with the door cracked. I can still see the bird flying around in our woody room in our Tipperary house. It was not easy to catch that bird! I had visions of the same happening with this bat.

We're going to keep our eyes open in case he decides to return anytime soon.

Updated: The bat finds shelter between our bedroom window and the screen. He wasn't too pleased when Ken grabbed him.