tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post1935248208456288120..comments2024-03-17T06:41:27.269-06:00Comments on McElmurray's Mountain Retreat!: Bats - where are they? - by BruceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-32784895488409625952010-07-27T13:46:18.267-06:002010-07-27T13:46:18.267-06:00Lois, I remember when that happened as you wrote u...Lois, I remember when that happened as you wrote us about it. Stay inside at night!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327302239971224387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-71072744213521056412010-07-27T07:26:50.803-06:002010-07-27T07:26:50.803-06:00Interesting, Bruce. Now I wonder what causes whit...Interesting, Bruce. Now I wonder what causes white nose syndrome; I've read about it but never read what caused it to<br />suddenly appear and kill the bats.<br /> <br />Something else interesting (at least I think): A few years back around Halloween we were on the porch waiting for the<br />next trick or treaters to come when I decided to water a hanging basket. It was already dark, of course. Suddenly something flew into my forehead; we couldn't find anything on the porch so just decided to disregard it. Later, after I came inside I discovered<br />that whatever it was had broken the skin and there was blood trickling down the bridge of my nose. Oh well, just decided it was<br />nothing. About 10 days later I was talking to my sister-in-law in Wisconsin and she was telling me news from there about a girl who was bitten by a bat and did nothing about it and nearly died. It prompted Bill and I to wonder if that could have been what "hit" my forehead.<br />To make a long story short, the doctor contacted the state health dept. and they decided it most assuredly was a bat bite, we couldn't take a chance even tho' it had been 11 days prior. I had to undergo the shots as a precaution. No fun. So be careful!Loisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-8114613461568112012010-07-27T07:24:45.389-06:002010-07-27T07:24:45.389-06:00'camping one night in a popup tent trailer.......'camping one night in a popup tent trailer....woke up hearing what finally decided was something circling around the space and then it stopped--and a scratching/crawling sound on the canvas-----BAT! Trapped in a towel and assisted back outside!<br /> <br />Several of the docs at work are amazed/horrified at my tails of "wild animals". My Dad raised me to respect and enjoy all kinds of life. Nature is such a gift to enjoy. I can not fathom how someone could be as afraid of a black snake---it is only a snake. There are pedophiles and murders in every neighborhood and they fear snakes?!!! But this comes from a wild woman who relocates field mice!!Raylenenoreply@blogger.com