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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-5--73673554 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed In the past, I've had somewhat odd bat encounters at my farm here in Ontario. Before I closed in the back porch area, if I stood on the deck behind my house around dusk or just later, a bat would almost always appear to circle around and occasionally whoosh close by within an arm's length several times before flying off. I always suspected that it was capturing mosquitoes that were (inevitably) attracted to me if I stood still for a couple of minutes. I also used to go jogging in the evening and as I passed a certain section of trail, a bat would fly out from some hidden place at the same spot each evening. It would circle me and sometimes fly next to me for a few seconds as I continued running. On a number of occasions, I felt a light tap on my baseball cap. It must have touched me with the tip of its wing. These seemed to be healthy bats that were either a bit territorial, curious, or perhaps opportunistic about flying close to me to capture the mosquitoes I attracted. However, these bats seemed healthy. If a bat did something like I've described and I later found it dead, I'd defintely be considering the possibility that it could be rabid. Bev Wigney Osgoode, Ontario On 20-Apr-09, at 7:05 AM, Helene Van Doninck wrote: > HI there, this sounds like pretty unusual behaviour for a bat, > especially in the daytime. She might want to contact dept of > natural resources and if it does die, consider having the body > submitted for post mortem. They will likely collect it for her > since its a bat but if it does die, gloves should ALWAYS be worn > when touching a bat > > Helene > --Apple-Mail-5--73673554 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">In the past, I've had somewhat = odd bat encounters at my farm here in Ontario. =A0Before I closed in the = back porch area, if I stood on the deck behind my house around dusk or = just later, a bat would almost always appear to circle around and = occasionally whoosh close by within an arm's length several times before = flying off. =A0I always suspected that it was capturing mosquitoes that = were (inevitably) attracted to me if I stood still for a couple of = minutes. =A0I also used to go jogging in the evening and as I passed a = certain section of trail, a bat would fly out from some hidden place at = the same spot each evening. =A0It would circle me and sometimes fly next = to me for a few seconds as I continued running. =A0 On a number of = occasions, I felt a light tap on my baseball cap. =A0It must have = touched me with the tip of its wing. =A0These seemed to be healthy bats = that were either a bit territorial, curious, or perhaps opportunistic = about flying close to me to capture the mosquitoes I attracted. =A0 = However, these bats seemed healthy. =A0 If a bat did something like I've = described and I later found it dead, I'd defintely be considering the = possibility that it could be rabid.<div><br></div><div>Bev = Wigney</div><div>Osgoode, Ontario</div><div><br><div><br><div><div>On = 20-Apr-09, at 7:05 AM, Helene Van Doninck wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <div><span class=3D"312190211-20042009"><font face=3D"Arial" = color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2">HI there, this sounds like pretty unusual = behaviour for a bat, especially in the daytime. She might want to = contact dept of natural resources and if it does die, consider having = the body submitted for post mortem. They will likely collect it for her = since its a bat but if it does die, gloves should ALWAYS be worn when = touching a bat</font></span></div> <div><span = class=3D"312190211-20042009"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2"></font></span>=A0</div> <div><span = class=3D"312190211-20042009"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2">Helene</font></span></div> = <div>=A0</div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-5--73673554--
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