tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post115778400880737284..comments2023-10-31T04:52:54.875-07:00Comments on Tortoise Trail: Bats Fill Up at the Hummingbird FeedersPam in Tucsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10030449989883826414noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158264105697738062006-09-14T13:01:00.000-07:002006-09-14T13:01:00.000-07:00endment - So glad you got to see the bats at your ...endment - So glad you got to see the bats at your feeder. I've been going out to watch them every evening, even in the rain. We have a dim porch light, just barely enough to see them swoop in so silently and stay just long enough to get that drop of nectar. I love having them flying around me. <BR/><BR/>CPBvK - Thank you so much for the great information. I plan to do a little studying and find out what different bats we have around here. These are probably the only ones I'll be able to capture digitally though. I'll try to get some photos of their backsides to see if they have tails. <BR/><BR/>clare - Thanks for your comment. As you said "Got to love bats." I'm delighted to have them visit. I'll miss them when they leave, although we're going through an awful lot of sugar these days.Pam in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030449989883826414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158216126601791902006-09-13T23:42:00.000-07:002006-09-13T23:42:00.000-07:00Wow. Incredible photos Pam. Got to love bats.Wow. Incredible photos Pam. Got to love bats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158214611750139032006-09-13T23:16:00.000-07:002006-09-13T23:16:00.000-07:00Great shots, Pam! I'm jealous. My guess is that th...Great shots, Pam! I'm jealous. My guess is that they're <I>Choeronycteris</I>, which have smaller ears and a longer, narrower snout than <I>Leptonycteris</I>. They are also much more common, and tend to be gray rather than brown. Look for a little tail, if you can. <I>Leptonycteris</I> has no visible tail. Incidentally, your source seems to recognize only one <I>Leptonycteris</I> species. I'm used to three (I'll have to check on the latest arguments). Anyway, if you accept all three, your species would be <I>L. sanborni</I>.<BR/>-CPBvKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158159290620369072006-09-13T07:54:00.000-07:002006-09-13T07:54:00.000-07:00Wow. I didn't know you were posting again. I am so...Wow. I didn't know you were posting again. I am so glad I didn't miss these photos. They are quite spectacular. I've never seen anything like it. Excellent.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158154405275955702006-09-13T06:33:00.000-07:002006-09-13T06:33:00.000-07:00Wonderful!!!I did not think of the bats at the hum...Wonderful!!!<BR/>I did not think of the bats at the hummingbird feeders. I knew something was using the feeders at night... Last night I got to see a bat at the feeder. Thank youEndmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158036584790384362006-09-11T21:49:00.000-07:002006-09-11T21:49:00.000-07:00Merci, Jean! I like very much your analogy.tdharma...Merci, Jean! I like very much your analogy.<BR/><BR/>tdharma - I was so excited when I saw the tongue. Lucky shot, great camera.<BR/><BR/>tbeth - I had an interesting experience last night. I took away one of the two feeders because it was empty. A bat flew in and circled and circled, but couldn't find the second feeder. They must have been homing on the pair. When I put the empty feeder back, the bats were able to find the other one with no problem and never went near the empty one. Very interesting to observe.<BR/><BR/>rain - I'm quite fascinated. I've been out every night watching them. They're so graceful in flight. <BR/><BR/>tai haku - Thank you! As I said to tdharma, they were lucky shots. Most of mine were quite blurred. <BR/><BR/>mary - We have bats continually here, but I don't remember having this experience with them before. <BR/><BR/>ow - The local wild bird place is selling extra large feeders (72 oz.) for people who are interested in feeding the bats. We're just letting them deplete the two hummingbird feeders every evening. <BR/><BR/>pamela - These are insectivores, too. They do a good job of controlling the mosquito population. <BR/><BR/>laurahinnj - Thanks for stopping by. I've always watched the bats flying high in the air, but I've never seen them close up before. They come swooping in just inches from my head. <BR/><BR/>lené - Aren't they the coolest? Not pretty in our terms, but really wonderful. I think we have three or four different kinds of bats here. I'm going to have to research them a bit more. t.beth probably knows all about them.<BR/><BR/>kerri - I love the bats and welcome them as you do. And they are certainly good natural insect exterminators. <BR/><BR/>annie elf - Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope you get some interesting night visitors, too.Pam in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030449989883826414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158033607081837772006-09-11T21:00:00.000-07:002006-09-11T21:00:00.000-07:00Fantastic. I'm running right out to refill my fee...Fantastic. I'm running right out to refill my feeder in the hopes that the visitors will become more diverse.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1158001541809133012006-09-11T12:05:00.000-07:002006-09-11T12:05:00.000-07:00Really cool pics!I've been watching bats flying ov...Really cool pics!<BR/><BR/>I've been watching bats flying over the neighborhhod at dusk the last few nights.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing these impressive pics.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157997194741838142006-09-11T10:53:00.000-07:002006-09-11T10:53:00.000-07:00These photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing th...These photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing them. It's so neat to see fascinating these creatures. I wouldn't have noticed the tongue either if you hadn't pointed it out. Wow, that's long! <BR/>Our bats come out after dark and clean up lots of insects...good little helpers :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157981967472215692006-09-11T06:39:00.000-07:002006-09-11T06:39:00.000-07:00Your photos are amazing, Pam! Great job on your f...Your photos are amazing, Pam! Great job on your first tripod, cable release shooting. I've never done that before, but your shots make me want to try. I'm glad you pointed out the tongue in the first shot. I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise. Wow! <BR/><BR/>I'll have to see what kinds of bats we've got around here. I think we have 6 kinds in Vermont, but I'm not sure if any are nectar suckers. :)Lené Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018280698586741856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157925168741767092006-09-10T14:52:00.000-07:002006-09-10T14:52:00.000-07:00What wonderful photos!! And very pretty bats too.I...What wonderful photos!! And very pretty bats too.<BR/><BR/>I think Ontario Wanderer is right that we have no nectar-drinking bats in Ontario--just a couple of species of insectivores, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157881080502571602006-09-10T02:38:00.000-07:002006-09-10T02:38:00.000-07:00Fantastic, beautiful, wonderful photos! Well done,...Fantastic, beautiful, wonderful photos! Well done, Pam. I had no idea that bats went to feeders. I doubt that we have the same kind of bats up here in Ontario, but . . .Ontario Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766128144351262255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157878726464883112006-09-10T01:58:00.000-07:002006-09-10T01:58:00.000-07:00The photos are brilliant! bats are such fascinatin...The photos are brilliant! bats are such fascinating creatures. During the sumer months we have little pipistrelle bats flying over the garden. I love to watch but i could never get a picture.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578767487517032389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157821825912995642006-09-09T10:10:00.000-07:002006-09-09T10:10:00.000-07:00Wow. I've seen some stuff about this in the past b...Wow. I've seen some stuff about this in the past but your photos rule Pam!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157820854755839152006-09-09T09:54:00.000-07:002006-09-09T09:54:00.000-07:00wow, that is a fantastic picture. Fascinatingwow, that is a fantastic picture. FascinatingRain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157817925258748302006-09-09T09:05:00.000-07:002006-09-09T09:05:00.000-07:00They are at my hummingbird feeders too. Last year,...They are at my hummingbird feeders too. Last year, the bats would arrive at around 10 PM, whereas this year, larger numbers of them now arrive around 8 PM.T. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292609348805298678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157795795297989382006-09-09T02:56:00.000-07:002006-09-09T02:56:00.000-07:00beautiful bats! I do indeed see that long tounge ...beautiful bats! I do indeed see that long tounge dipping into the nectar. these close ups provide a rare look at these beauties -- very cool, Pam!Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16027033.post-1157787229781678042006-09-09T00:33:00.000-07:002006-09-09T00:33:00.000-07:00Quelles belles photos !Elles me font penser à des ...Quelles belles photos !<BR/>Elles me font penser à des ballerines en longues jupes dansantes tournoyant pour faire voler les tissus .Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067091715480138027noreply@blogger.com