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Frosty the snowbat

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! I thought it would be nice to teach you a festive and batty Christmas song. This is what the bats at Save Lucy have been squeaking all week! I think they are looking forward to getting mealworms for Christmas. Frosty the snowbat was a jolly happy soul, With a little stick pipe and a whiskery nose and two eyes made out of coal. Frosty the snowbat is a fairy tale, they say, He was made of snow but the bat pups know how he came to life one day. There must have been some mealworms in that old silk hat they found. For when they placed it on his head he began to fly around. O, Frosty the snowbat was alive as he could be, And the bat pups say he could squeak and play just the same as you and me. Flappetty flap flap, flappety flap flap, Look at Frosty go. Flappetty flap flap, flappety flap flap, Over the caves of snow. Frosty the snowbat knew the sun was coming up that day, So he said, “Let’s fly and we’ll have some fun now before I go away.” Down to the village, with a little twig in his hand, Flying here and there all around the square squeaking, Catch me if you can. He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic bat. And he only paused a moment when he heard him squeak “Stop!” For Frosty the snowbat had to hurry on his way, […]

Santa Batty, hurry with the mealworms alright?

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi everyone! The little bats at Save Lucy are getting ready for Christmas. Some of them are very excited because it’s their first Christmas! They’ve been writing their letters to Santa. I thought Freda’s was really cute. Here is a copy of it. I hope Santa gets her everything on her list! Dear Santa, I hope you and the reindeer are doing well. I am very excited because this is my very first Christmas! Some of my new bat friends said I should write you a letter and tell you what I want for Christmas. I’m just a little bat so I think I would be happy with anything you brought me, but I’d really like a couple of things. I would LOVE to have a huge container of mealworms. I would also like some waxworms and maybe a little blanket. Thank you! From, Freda I hope everyone has a happy holiday season! Don’t forget to write your letters! I bet you’ve all been really good this year and will get some really cool things from Santa!

Giving Tuesday

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A Thanksgiving poem

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! I hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving! The bats here at Save Lucy had a wonderful day and are very thankful for all the kind people who take care of them. Freda is trying to write some poetry. Please remember that she’s just a little baby. And she’s still learning English. She’s a Brazilian bat, you know. What I Am Thankful For I am thankful for mealworms And waxworms And moths I am thankful for darkness And moonlight And stars I am thankful for people Who feed me And love me I am thankful for Save Lucy They protect me And save me By Freda

Things heat up for bats in Australia

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! I don’t know if you remember the heat wave that Australia had last year, but it looks like it’s happening again. I read a sad article about it. Apparently, temperatures there went over 110 degrees on Nov. 18. Up to 5,000 bats dropped dead from their tree perches. About 450 orphan bat pups were found and are being taken care of by the Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES). The pups are between 2 and 4 weeks old and were still nursing when their mothers died from the heat. That’s a lot of baby bats to take care of! I hope temperatures there cool off soon. If you want to read more about this sad topic visit this article.

Pretty little surprise

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! Another unusual bat came to the people at Save Lucy. I’m so happy because it might be a new species for around here. It looks like an unusually colored red bat, but some people think it’s something else. It might be a Seminole bat. Some hair samples are being sent for a DNA test to see what kind of bat she is. She was found on the road and it looks like she might have been hit by a car. She was very lucky because nothing was broken, but she has a head trauma. She’ll stay with the people at Save Lucy through the cold winter weather so that her brain can recover. Isn’t she cute?

A little batty for a bat

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! Last time we checked in on Fierce he was quite sad. Things seem to be looking up for him and he’s writing more poetry. He is dedicating this to his girlfriend, Gladys. 🙂 The ending might need a little work, but remember that it was written by a BAT! Gladys Gladys my love You are as beautiful as a dove. When I was sad You made me feel glad. You’ve been a great friend While you helped my heart mend. I’ll always miss Tinybat, But you are another bat. You are my girlfriend. And now my poem will end.

Bats for Halloween!

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! Happy Halloween! I hope everyone had a great time yesterday.  The people at Save Lucy got a treat too! We got a big brown bat whose name is Snickers! Isn’t that a cute name for a little bat? His rescuer had no safe container to move him in, so he used his shoe! Poor little Snickers has some  head trauma. I hope he recovers soon. Isn’t he cute? Oh yeah, anyone want a mealworm? (Just  a reminder…when rescuing bats it’s very important to stay safe. Please don’t handle bats with bare hands, and if you must use your shoe, please be sure you have safe surfaces to walk on! –Ed.)

Howloweeny

Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 7th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Rachael’s interest in bats was sparked by the big brown bats that used the outside of her former home for a winter roost. Her family cheerfully hosted this wild colony for years. Hi Everyone! As you know, Tinybat passed away last week. Fierce and Tinybat were best friends and right now, Fierce is very sad. He is so sad that he wrote a poem. Here it is: Ode to Tinybat There once was a tiny bat. We were friends and that was that. Where oh where did he go? In my heart, I don’t want to know. Tinybat, why did you die? I think I’ll just sit down and cry.                                                                                              -Fierce 🙁 On a happier note, next week is Halloween. It will be Freda and Quinn’s first Halloween. They are both very excited about it and are looking forward to seeing all the trick or treaters. They are hoping for some candy! Maybe a yummy chocolate covered waxworm is in their future. Doesn’t that just sound lovely? I hope all the bats have a wonderful and spooky day. I hope you all do too!