Our red bat families are all color-coded (with corresponding control numbers) so that we can raise and release them together.  It was the “green family” release time last night and what a joy it was to see them all fly off together on a beautiful summer evening!

These red bats were  found by Brad Fellers on the ground at his Leander home and certainly would have been killed by predators had he not cared enought to save them.  The orphan was saved by Megan Rodriguez near Anderson Mill.
It was our great pleasure to help the pups grow up, turning from little furry blobs of bat blubber into amazing flying, hunting, and self-sufficient wonders of the night sky.

We placed each bat in a pup tent first and one by one we watered, fed, and showed them their back-up drinking trough; the infinity-edged pool that we’ll keep nice and full for them throughout the oncoming drought.
Here’s one of the pups drinking from the pool.

Once all were fed and watered, it was up to the release platform high in a tree above their former enclosure.  They were all super-excited and we first did a controlled release with the mum, then quickly set the pups free to follow her, so they could all stay together.

Here’s the happy family circling high in the sky, celebrating their freedom on a beautiful Texas summer night.  Live long lives little bats and make lots more beautiful bat babies! Thanks for the memories!

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