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um May 2018 7:54am, 3 May 2018 214 posts	Quote Pin um WS - did you say first bat of the year?
alpenrose May 2018 8:08am, 3 May 2018 33,057 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose Airlie Beach? Fruit bats.
um May 2018 8:13am, 3 May 2018 215 posts	Quote Pin um Yes to fruit bats / flying foxes. A lot bigger than I get in my garden at home ... A bit north of Arlie Beach, this was Cairns. They flew up from the town centre, past the hotel lounge. Every day, 40 - 60 mins worth.
Serendippily May 2018 8:52am, 3 May 2018 7,264 posts	Quote Pin Serendippily applauds excitingness
Bintmcskint May 2018 9:02am, 3 May 2018 40,005 posts	Quote Pin Bintmcskint Bats are awesome
alpenrose May 2018 11:11am, 3 May 2018 33,058 posts	Quote Pin alpenrose You wouldn't want one of those bat colonies in your back garden though.
Wriggling Snake May 2018 12:57pm, 3 May 2018 18,469 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Yes. That is all very well but it is not my garden. I actually jumped out of my chair to go and look 😁
Columba May 2018 6:34pm, 3 May 2018 15,493 posts	Quote Pin Columba We used to live in a big old house that provided shelter for lots of bats. They were pipistrelles, though, not flying foxes.
LazyDaisy May 2018 8:22pm, 3 May 2018 22,392 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Not seen 'our' bats yet this year but given the f**king housing development uphill has completely disrupted their roosting places we may not see them at all The developers were made to build a special 'hut' to act as a nursery replacement. They did so, but then built a whole load of extra houses around it. Bastards. Sorry I realise this is meant to be a happy thread, but bats are a touchy subject for us.
Columba May 2018 9:22pm, 3 May 2018 15,501 posts	Quote Pin Columba And rightly so.