Mighty huntress

[tinyjo]

I came back from the pub this evening to find a dead bat on the floor of the dining room. Fortunately there was no blood - in fact it seemed completely intact - so I was able to just scoop it up in a bag and bin it. Cassie caught a bird on Sunday as well - I wonder if this is going to become increasingly common or whether she was just lucky with the bat or something. We also discovered a frog in the kitchen on Monday night twice! I kind of assume that Cassie didn't bring it in because it was completely unharmed as far as I could see but it was kind of odd, especially because it was in the same place as before when we spotted it the second time. Also I'd closed the back door by then so it must have got in the bathroom window somehow. I just count myself lucky that Cassie didn't find it :)

Comments

[andypop.livejournal.com]

A bat!! That's some cat you have, there.

I'll see if I can turn you up some identification books

[cleanskies.livejournal.com]

It'd be nice to know what species of bat it is we see round Cowley Road.

The completely unharmed ones are the ones that die of shock as soon as Cassie grabs them, probably. Always a risk with such tiny things.

Re: I'll see if I can turn you up some identification books

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I've binned it - I didn't even think to take a piccie so you'll have to rely on my hazy recall :)

Are there a lot of bats in the area? Dad was wondering if this one had come from nearby...