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Posted by Betty (Phillipsburg, United States) on 27 May 2008 in Animal & Insect.

This little bat was sleeping up in the corner of the entrance to our office.

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Comments (23)

mosleh from kurdestan_baneh, Iran

nice shot (bji kurd ) :)

27 May 2008 6:08am

@mosleh: Thank you.

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

great catch! very nice

27 May 2008 8:10am

@saeed: Thank you.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

As I live and breathe lol I've never seen one so close...who knew they were sooo cute...Way to go Betty ;)

27 May 2008 9:54am

@Lorraine: You know, it was here for two days and I started taking pics of it when I realize I could get a close up of its face! So I stood on a chair and zoomed in! It's little ears moved every time the flash went off... which was a little freaky! It's so tiny!

bm from Budapest, Hungary

funny little guy and obviously a late riser :)

27 May 2008 10:20am

@bm: Amazing that it can cling to the brick that way!

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

lovely shot, very cute

27 May 2008 10:21am

@Alun Lambert: Thank you.

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Looks like your office is a fine place for a nap! :0)

27 May 2008 10:22am

@Craig: At least outside on the wall!!! :-)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

So cute. Nice little lonely fellow!

27 May 2008 11:11am

@Michael Skorulski: Interesting that people came and went and never noticed it there!

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

I wonder where its friends are.

27 May 2008 11:24am

@Viewfinder: That's very true! Every time we get one clinging to the wall... and it's happened several times over the years, there has only been one!

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Very cute! I love bats cause they eat mosquitoes!

27 May 2008 11:57am

@Sandrine: They are protected in New Jersey, against the law to harm one! Yes... eat those mosquitoes!!!

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

I hope the bat is the only one sleeping at the office! :-) Nice catch!

27 May 2008 12:03pm

@vu@granby - Wolfgang: On rare occasions we have seen others napping... :-)

Thanks!

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

Wow, after reading what you wrote to Lorraine, the photo is even more remarkable.
When we lived in South Salem, NY, there were thousands of bats living in the attics of old homes. So many would fly out at night you would hear a low 'hummmmm' in the air, now that was "freaky" too!
Great shot, Betty.

27 May 2008 12:15pm

@Judy: Thanks, Judy!

Cheryl from Texas, United States

good capture! it looked cute till I read what it is :-)

27 May 2008 12:18pm

@Cheryl: It is cute!!! :-) Bats are very beneficial! Eat those mosquitoes!

MJ from Delaware, United States

Betty.... what a great shot... and a great view... He is so cute

27 May 2008 12:58pm

@MJ: Hey you!!! I'm here, you're not, I'm jealous!!!

Thanks!

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Looks to be sound asleep too and not repulsive looking as many other bats... then I wouldn't ask a bat's opinion of me either!

27 May 2008 2:17pm

@Earnest: We thought it was adorable! I've never seen any other kind of bat up close...

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Bats sure provide a good service keeping insect under control. You should build bat houses for those cue guys.

27 May 2008 3:47pm

@Michael Rawluk: I should have them here at home, I don't think they want them fluttering around the administration buildng!

Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom

Looks very tired but cute

27 May 2008 5:36pm

@Peter Miller: Thanks!

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Nice shot - you are brave indeed to call them cute (they look like flying rats to me!). I know they eat the bugs and see plenty of them flying around my house in the summer, but not sure I would want one nesting so close.....

27 May 2008 7:57pm

@Chris: This one seemed to be only resting there, and it was only there two days (gone at night). Now it has left! We get one every once in a while, and then it leaves. Have no idea why...

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

He's upside down in the corner of the house..... he is kind of cute. Just goes to show never go anywhere without your handy camera in your hand.

27 May 2008 8:11pm

@Marion: I learned the hard way that I should take a camera everywhere! Missed more shots... Now I always carry it with me.

Tracey from White Hall, United States

Poor little guy looks all tuckered out! Nice shot!

27 May 2008 11:28pm

@Tracey: It's exhausted from buzzing round all night after those Jersey mosquitoes!

Rags from Plano, United States

I guess, nobody should wake him/her up?

28 May 2008 3:51am

@Rags: Interesting thing is, we have the public coming and going all day long... no one sees it! It's so tiny and high up in that corner! We definitely don't want to wake it!