Up and out under a still-darkened morning sky, to watch the bats freewheeling about the garden, on their foraging trips from the rafters of an adjacent barn, where they roost the daylight hours away.
And where their droppings, besmirches the rafters and the loft floor.
Bats are a serious matter for concern, to the local bat conservancy programme, whose programmers monitor their presence and keep watch on all movements and housing arrangements,
Householders are required to notify this body of the presence of any collection of bats about and in their buildings, and be ready to maintain this colony, for bats are a locally protected species. They must maintain this homing position and, should they wish to make any improvements or alterations to their home or buildings, give notification of their intentions, to enable the bats to be removed to a place of safety for the duration of the building works, after which time the bats will be returned.
Their position and movements about the building, their nesting facilities and their daily comings and goings are all carefully monitored and recorded, and in this way a history of their life at any one particular building may be known and understood.
So, there we were, wrapped up against the freshness of the day, at 5.30am I think, peering up into the space above our heads, watching for those tiny, brown furry things, dive-bombing and swirling above us.
It was a sight for sore eyes but, glad sore eyes, for what a privilege it is, to watch nature bestir itself for our entertainment and understanding.
Daisy
PS we'll chat again soon!!!
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