tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post7660356480739720717..comments2023-11-05T04:21:47.608-07:00Comments on Sycamore Canyon: Another Desert Mystery Solved: Lesser Long-Nosed BatsKathie Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-13114901410877908952008-09-24T13:45:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:45:00.000-07:00Wow, that's an awesome photo capture. I think our...Wow, that's an awesome photo capture. I think our bats in DC are only insectivores. Too bad they can't live on the hot air coming off the Capitol Building or White House, but it does help them fly better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-42006335406713514832008-09-24T10:33:00.000-07:002008-09-24T10:33:00.000-07:00Doug and Celeste, thanks for that info. I see I w...Doug and Celeste, thanks for that info. I see I will have some more research to do today.Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-64111570531716753012008-09-23T11:02:00.000-07:002008-09-23T11:02:00.000-07:00Kathie - these bats eat only fruit and nectar, vit...Kathie - these bats eat only fruit and nectar, vital pollinators too.<BR/>check out:<BR/>http://www.batcon.org/SPprofiles/detail.asp?articleID=76<BR/><BR/>This is a great website for anything you would ever want to know about bats!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859219574207467462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-23297495539375416482008-09-23T05:07:00.000-07:002008-09-23T05:07:00.000-07:00Hi Kathie- As far as I can tell, these bats are al...Hi Kathie- As far as I can tell, these bats are almost exclusively nectar feeders.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-87023926932056998742008-09-22T13:51:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:51:00.000-07:00Hello shellmo and celeste. I can't believe I am d...Hello shellmo and celeste. I can't believe I am doing this myself, but the bats are still coming! Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Doug, I was wondering when you would show up! Do you know if these bats eat insects also or just nectar? I keep on discovering that the desert is an amazing place!Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-1173822766199513422008-09-22T04:51:00.000-07:002008-09-22T04:51:00.000-07:00This is a really inspiring story. I enjoy the fac...This is a really inspiring story. I enjoy the fact that you are now doing shift feeding of your nec5tar- daytime for the hummers, night time for the bats. As far north as I am, the bats really aren't nectar feeders but insectivores. I always enjoy getting to see the bigger bats when I'm out in the desert.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-25247032578665931912008-09-21T21:07:00.000-07:002008-09-21T21:07:00.000-07:00Can't wait for more updates on your bat visitors :...Can't wait for more updates on your bat visitors :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859219574207467462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-90830057099537979762008-09-21T16:38:00.000-07:002008-09-21T16:38:00.000-07:00What an amazing and unusual capture of the bats!What an amazing and unusual capture of the bats!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-56364953103550970162008-09-21T15:24:00.000-07:002008-09-21T15:24:00.000-07:00Hello Everyone! Thanks for stopping by to see Gus...Hello Everyone! Thanks for stopping by to see Gus' excellent photos of the bats. They are continuing to come by and they drain my feeders every night. I make a new batch of nectar every day to have ready for the next morning. The hummers want to know why their feeders are empty in the morning! They watch for me to come out and refill, then the hummingbird wars start all over again. At night the bats are so thick that Gus says they are "like ants on a cupcake!" I opened the door to let the dog out around midnight and could hear the whoosh of their wings. I turned the light on and kept watch over my little dog-just in case. No worries. The bats wanted nectar and not the dog. I want to see what else I can learn about them and will do a post once I find out. It's nice to see all of you. I am coming to visit.Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-4927950461529445052008-09-21T09:58:00.000-07:002008-09-21T09:58:00.000-07:00Totally amazing photos! I quite like bats, at leas...Totally amazing photos! I quite like bats, at least the cute ones with the mouse-y faces. Not sure about those wild horror movie mini-monster species though. And loved the whole account of solving your mystery!!Deborah Godinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175977572194074388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-70546539160196797772008-09-21T05:29:00.000-07:002008-09-21T05:29:00.000-07:00What an inspiration this photography is to me. You...What an inspiration this photography is to me. You are brilliant to think of this. I never knew bats would drink from something like this and they must have figured out this is a sweet way to live. <BR/><BR/>Your photography is brilliant. And it has inspired me to think more about who can see my feeder and who can get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-34988462438030208882008-09-20T12:30:00.000-07:002008-09-20T12:30:00.000-07:00What an amazing site that must be! Are those frui...What an amazing site that must be! Are those fruit eating bats? I wonder if the same bats return each night while and they are resting up, or if somehow new bats keep finding the feeder?Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919620650074666155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-49249084983282793282008-09-20T08:34:00.000-07:002008-09-20T08:34:00.000-07:00Kathie, that is so fascinating. And to think thes...Kathie, that is so fascinating. And to think these bats are endangered and in the midst of migrating. Great photos to chronicle the situation. It will be interesting to see if it happens again when they migrate either north or south (spring or next fall).Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-27243834152508946192008-09-19T20:27:00.000-07:002008-09-19T20:27:00.000-07:00that's really cool, and you have some great photos...that's really cool, and you have some great photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-65718212896036235082008-09-19T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-19T12:57:00.000-07:00I was so shocked to see a 'bat' at the hummingbird...I was so shocked to see a 'bat' at the hummingbird feeder! How interesting your story was. I would leave my feeders up too, if I were you. Why not! Thanks for sharing with us.jalynn01https://www.blogger.com/profile/10105991026557439509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-3284737326384660672008-09-19T09:50:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:50:00.000-07:00That is so cool! Are you going to get involved in ...That is so cool! Are you going to get involved in the bat monitoring group to? I was so happy to read that you are going to keep feeding them, bats are such misrepresented creatures, they need all the friends they can get :) <BR/>I recently organised the installation of numerous bat boxes around the grounds where I work, hopefully the bats will find them one day soon.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859219574207467462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-69404581036050561492008-09-19T09:34:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:34:00.000-07:00You just can't trust a bat. I remember all those ...You just can't trust a bat. I remember all those Dracula movies. I'll start checking our feeders at night too. We have had a lot of bee action around ours. PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-37518424595539838462008-09-19T09:09:00.000-07:002008-09-19T09:09:00.000-07:00Omigosh! What a thrilling picture! How fortunate...Omigosh! What a thrilling picture! How fortunate you are to see them.denapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430678769172400129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-82430724737233826832008-09-19T08:45:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:45:00.000-07:00Hi Kathie..I'm well impressed by the size of these...Hi Kathie..<BR/>I'm well impressed by the size of these bats... Jane will love this post when I show her later.... I'm glad you are feeding the bats as well as the birds... we sit in the back at dusk watching our tiny mouse-sized bats flitting around catching small insects and moths...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-8854661990553485662008-09-19T08:25:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:25:00.000-07:00Amazing. Great shots!Amazing. Great shots!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641155784689215782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-59850077515879773312008-09-19T07:06:00.000-07:002008-09-19T07:06:00.000-07:00thank you for feeding the bats!I think they're ado...thank you for feeding the bats!<BR/><BR/>I think they're adorable.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-16898692977569071352008-09-19T06:12:00.000-07:002008-09-19T06:12:00.000-07:00Great report. Beautiful shots. Congratulations.I f...Great report. Beautiful shots. Congratulations.<BR/>I feed birds. By night bats eat banana and papaya too.<BR/>That´s good. I love all of them.Ramosforest.Environmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16735156715306758850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-40157715610100627682008-09-19T05:38:00.001-07:002008-09-19T05:38:00.001-07:00OMG!!!!!!OMG!!!!!!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-56309534367371290512008-09-19T05:38:00.000-07:002008-09-19T05:38:00.000-07:00How cool is that! Not only that they are there, bu...How cool is that! Not only that they are there, but that they are into nectar. And you're getting great shots!<BR/>Most excellent!<BR/>Cheers, Klauskjpwebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943083978093494506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337291898556479782.post-45617546034081344702008-09-19T04:42:00.000-07:002008-09-19T04:42:00.000-07:00Wow, those are amzing photos of the bats at the ne...Wow, those are amzing photos of the bats at the nectar feeder. It's always cool to be able to solve a mystery.John Thebergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060034070570889747noreply@blogger.com