Of the three treehouses we have on property, the bats seem to be only drawn to Treehouse No. 3...they perch themselves on the outside deck, high above the ceiling...there can be as many as eight bats on any given day, just hanging out...
We have four of the mama bats with babies...the babies hang on to their mamas chests...it's kind of cool when you catch the babies stretching out their wings and you can get a good look at them hanging on to their mamas...in this picture you can see the three bats on top and if you look at their underside it's black...that black spot is actually a baby stuck to the mama...
The critters are fruit bats, so they help keep the bug population down around the area, which is very welcome at times. . . The bats are not inside the tree house, which most folks who stay in No. 3 are relieved to discover. . . They pretty much hang out at No. 3 until around dusk, then they take off and do what they do during the night, and will come fluttering back around dawn. . . One major downer: the little buggers are serious poop machines, and we have to go up daily to sweep the poo off of the porch. . . "Bat-poo cleanup on aisle 3!"
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