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  • Tony M
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    I went out to measure how high the bat house is but the tape measurer kept wanting to bend so I gave up.

    But while I was out there at around 8:15pm, that's the time they start to move and come out. So...

    I stayed there since I saw one bat flying around already and waited to see if the rest would come out.

    Come out they did! :o:D I counted 30 in about 5 minutes or less. So I have at least 31now.

    There's plenty of fields around me and I guess they're ok with a pond behind me and then some BIG retention ponds at UNCW a block or two away. I read they need water bigtime.

    I might count them tomorrow night with my wife. It's like a "Wild Kingdom" episode. B) I stood beside the table with the shingles on it on the deck. Great view of the bats exiting too.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    Now this is a bat house.

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    At the "Vermont Public" [erstwhile VPR] studios/HQ in Colchester, VT. B)

    In all seriousness, @Tony M your bat house is very cool -- especially given that it appears to be sold out for the season. :) Bats are better than insecticides.
    That said, you might want to get the rabies vaccine. Mrs. H got vaccinated for rabies this year -- before traveling to Guyana on a birding trip. Cheap insurance, you know? :|

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  • treitz3
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    Isn't that the one where the homeowner got in trouble with the HOA because "bat houses" weren't allowed, so he built a "structure", basically **** to the HOA? (IIRC, this structure was allowed per the covenant rules, even though bat houses were a no-no)

    Tom
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  • treitz3
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    **** = flippi'n the mid dle finger

    The censorship on some things is ridiculous at times.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • mhardy6647
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    treitz3 wrote: »
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    Isn't that the one where the homeowner got in trouble with the HOA because "bat houses" weren't allowed, so he built a "structure", basically **** to the HOA? (IIRC, this structure was allowed per the covenant rules, even though bat houses were a no-no)

    Tom

    Most impressive young Jedi!
    There is a backstory -- and I didn't know it, 'til now.

    https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2017/08/01/love-bats-house-built/525590001/
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  • daddyjt
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    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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    ASR
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  • treitz3
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    Doc, it may have been another structure. I can't seem to find the original story I was referring too (it was years ago) but did run across this meme, created as a result of it (again, IIRC)...

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    Tom

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  • mhardy6647
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    Maybe there's a big bat house craze?!
    I endorse that.
    B)
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    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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  • treitz3
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    Drugs are bad, Mmmkay?

    Tom
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  • mrbigbluelight
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    "It's like a "Wild Kingdom" episode"

    (Tony M): "Geez, look at all the bats ! ....485, 486, 487....where are they all coming from, Honey ?"

    (Mrs. Tony) : " In rhe name of gawd, Tony. ..HELP ! They're swarming my face . ..
    ...mmmph.....mmmph......
    ...can't ........breathe ...."

    (Tony M) : "Don't worry, Honey, with our Mutual of Omaha Insurance I'm sure that you're covered for whatever is happening underneath that mound of bats on your head. "

    Yep, just like "Wild Kingdom"


    DISCLAIMER: It's very cool what Tony M is doing and , no, I don't want Mrs. Tony M
    to get smooshed by swarms of bats. 👍
    Sal Palooza
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  • OleBoot
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  • tonyp063
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    ^^^^
    Cue the "Your Momma" joke in 3....2....1
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  • Tony M
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    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    "It's like a "Wild Kingdom" episode"

    (Tony M): "Geez, look at all the bats ! ....485, 486, 487....where are they all coming from, Honey ?"

    (Mrs. Tony) : " In rhe name of gawd, Tony. ..HELP ! They're swarming my face . ..
    ...mmmph.....mmmph......
    ...can't ........breathe ...."

    (Tony M) : "Don't worry, Honey, with our Mutual of Omaha Insurance I'm sure that you're covered for whatever is happening underneath that mound of bats on your head. "

    Yep, just like "Wild Kingdom"


    DISCLAIMER: It's very cool what Tony M is doing and , no, I don't want Mrs. Tony M
    to get smooshed by swarms of bats. 👍

    Mrs. Tony M says thank you for thinking about her safety. She and I got a big laugh from your scenario.

    I counted 52 tonight. :o:D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

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  • Tony M
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    I hope this works. I was counting and then went with 1-9 between the 10 counts. Nancy took 2 video sequences.

    This one is 23 to 52. Her earlier video is closer and starts at 1 I believe.

    We're not familiar with taking videos at all. Sorry.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/15VYGdrHwoxyftzBbPA-6pfGho-OKduXn/view?usp=drive_web

    Not much but this goes to 13 I think. She tried to zoom in and saw the blurry image so she turned her camera off instead of backing back up. :s At least she turned in back on quickly and got the 52 count. :) They seem to be multiplying by the day. :o

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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • aprazer402
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    You don't hear or see much written about this one. Was held at the Atlantic City Racetrack in Hamilton Township. Attendance was 100,000+ August 1-2-3 1969. Same month as Woodstock.

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  • mrbigbluelight
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    Son's Black Lab, while a bit of a shameless trollop, also takes secret pleasure IMO in trying to squash rhe Maine Coon cat. 😳

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    Sal Palooza
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    Brian

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  • bcwsrt
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
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    RED TRUCK? Maybe they have a kid, or grand kid that pronounced it WEDTWUK

    Or, it belongs to Elmer Fudd.

    Brian

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  • msg
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    Loved that movie when I was a kid. Favorite scene - still gives me chills - they're running into the park... "I think we lost 'em!" The camera shifts to the empty sidewalk in the dark, and then The Baseball Furies start to rise over the hill, and that eerie music fades in... and then becomes that bad-a anthem.
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