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A few weeks ago, the wind took our patio umbrella and threw it on the roof and then the ground. It broke a stay. I spent $8 and fixed it, but last weekend, as I was putting it up, another broke. It must have been cracked from the accident.
Today, I went out to put it up, and noticed a lot of wasps in and around it. As I started to mess with the folds of fabric, I noticed a dark object in the cloth. It was a bat! I really need to put up a bat house.
So I put the umbrella up, most of the way. The bat woke up, stretched, crawled around for a bit and then flew away. I don't see a wasp nest, but there sure are a lot of them crawling around in there. The string used to raise it all the way, is jammed alongside the pulley, so it won't go up all the way. I tried messing with it, but gave up, being made nervous by the wasps. I really don't want to look like I'm messing with their house.
Today, I went out to put it up, and noticed a lot of wasps in and around it. As I started to mess with the folds of fabric, I noticed a dark object in the cloth. It was a bat! I really need to put up a bat house.
So I put the umbrella up, most of the way. The bat woke up, stretched, crawled around for a bit and then flew away. I don't see a wasp nest, but there sure are a lot of them crawling around in there. The string used to raise it all the way, is jammed alongside the pulley, so it won't go up all the way. I tried messing with it, but gave up, being made nervous by the wasps. I really don't want to look like I'm messing with their house.
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Date: 2010-08-28 07:12 pm (UTC)From:Yes, put up a bat house, and take oodles of pictures!
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Date: 2010-08-28 07:20 pm (UTC)From:They think two species of bats may become extinct because of that fungus.
Still... GREAT pic and find!
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Date: 2010-08-28 11:30 pm (UTC)From:We were all talking about bats last night! How ironic.
They are really useful, but do beware of getting too close.
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Date: 2010-08-29 04:56 am (UTC)From:Any idea why you got that phobia?