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I have the impression, from Andrew Hebda and others, I believe, that at least little brown bats like it very warm re temperatures -- thus bat-boxes should be in exposed and sunny spots (and adjacent to recently sealed-up entrance-holes for getting into homes) -- also, of course, roosting bats like conditions dark, so that Jean's transparent umbrellas probably would need to be strongly tinted, at least, or not used at all. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville ---------- From: Jean Timpa <jtimpa@ns.sympatico.ca> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:28:12 -0300 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] bats and deck table umbrellas I have heard several authentic stories of bats taking refuge in the umbrellas which shade the tables of outside table/chair sets. Unfortunately bats do seem to be quite attracted to their shape and protection. You'd think they would be much too hot and stuffy inside them to find them desireable. It is probably not a good idea to have their droppings on the table, but what an easy and interesting way for a bacteriologist to collect samples without having to go to caves which is a big no-no now to see what they might or might not be carrying. Can you get clear umbrellas for such tables? It would make such an interesting observatory. Years ago now we had little brown bats come in behind crudely built window shutters at the farmhouse in Bear River. Every morning I was able to watch them grooming between the pane of glass and myself and the bats, one per window, before they settled down to nap for a few hours. They would leave about 3 or 4 pm, when it was still bright, hot and sunny. We did not see them flying at that time of day, so I don't know where they went. Perhaps it did get too hot behind the shutters, as it was on the south and west sides of the house. It truly was a neat experience. JET
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