2012-06-12

Baby Bat

I was in the middle of a repair when this cute baby bat made an unscheduled landing on the balcony. It was crawling around and licking water off the ground.



It seemed like it wanted to come into the house too. Glad I closed the sliding doors.



Bats are cute, and beneficial as they eat lots of insects. For example, I've heard that an insect-eating bat can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in an hour! Still, according to the Centre for Disease Control, some bats may carry rabies, so avoid contact whenever possible.