Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a middle school 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 the wild colony for years. Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! Freda did not. Apparently, she is still very sad that she doesn’t have a sponsor. She was really looking forward to one. Hopefully she’ll find herself one soon. She is a cute little bat, after all. In the meantime, Freda decided to write some more poetry. Sad Bat I’m a sad bat I might even have to wear a hat That would not be super But I would have to be a trooper It might fall And then I would bawl I don’t have a sponsor Were they too busy winning an Oscar? I wonder if they have a cat I am a sad bat Hopefully she’ll cheer up soon. There really is nothing more pitiful looking than a sad little bat. She wrote another poem when she was feeling a little more optimistic. Super Bat Who will be my sponsor? This person will know I am not a monster They will know I am Super! Much, much more than a grouper I am strong like Superman I’m a girl, so I’m not Batman I am not a bird or a plane I fly as fast as a train I am much better than a cat I AM SUPER BAT! Well, if that lovely poem doesn’t get her a sponsor, I don’t know what will. What do you all think?
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a middle school 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 the wild colony for years. Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week! Wasn’t Reggie’s video amazing? I can’t wait for the next one! In the meantime, I read a really cool article. Some of you probably already saw it. I saw it on Save Lucy’s Facebook page. It is about how two rare bats were roosting in an old building in Virginia Beach. The building was about to be turned into a wildlife rehabilitation center. The bats are Rafinesque big-eared bats! The Rafinesque big-eared bat is listed as endangered, so it was really lucky that the bats were found. And it was especially awesome that they were found by wildlife rehabilitators. The rehabilitators are going to let the bats stay where they are. Then they are going to figure out a way to let the bats be happy while they roost, but let the people have their building too. You can read the article here. Reading about these bats got me thinking…I had never heard of the Rafinesque big-eared bat. So, I decided to do a little research on them. They are adorable!!! You should see their ears! The really amazing thing is that these bats aren’t supposed to live in Virginia Beach! The map that I saw showing where these bats live showed that the bats are only found in three counties in southwestern Virginia. I think it’s awesome that they were found! I hope the people in Virginia Beach realize just how lucky they are.
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a middle school 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 the wild colony for years. Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week. I know you have all been waiting for the animated bat videos. The people at Save Lucy worked very hard all week and have now released Very Scary for your viewing enjoyment. In this video, little Reggie the Bat makes his film debut. I believe he does an amazing job! The opening scene is quite startling and completely out of character for a little bat…it is acting at its very best. After watching that scene over and over again, I have come to the conclusion that there are great things in store for little Reggie. Any bat who can shock his audience in that manner should be starring in Hollywood movies very soon. I definitely smell an Emmy! Of course, I’m still waiting for my Emmy, so perhaps the people in charge of the Emmys should start watching internet videos a little more often…but I digress… So, without further ado, please watch little Reggie the Bat in his very first film performance Very Scary! What do you all think? He is absolutely amazing isn’t he? Reggie would like to thank everyone involved in making his debut such a success. He also thanks all the rehabilitators at Save Lucy for their many hours of caring for sick and injured bats. And, he would like to say an especially big thank you to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, whose generous grant made his acting career possible. [Please subscribe to Bats Aren’t Scary […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a middle school 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 the wild colony for years. Little Milo the Bat has already been featured on Save Lucy’s Facebook page. He will be the star of a video called “Om Nom Nom”. From the title, you can probably guess, this little guy saves the day by eating. Eating isn’t scary and he saves the day! I would like to thank Mrs. Sturges for working so hard on the stories. She did an amazing job. Thank you to Ms. Annie Chen for doing an awesome job as an animator. All your hard work made these videos really fun to watch. And thank you to Ms. Kim O’Keefe for the adorable character design. Ms. O’Keefe is the same amazing artist who draws the bats on all Save Lucy’s t-shirts. I really wish I could draw bats the way she does! I would also like to say a HUGE thank you to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. It was their very generous grant that made these animations possible. So, thank you to them for all they do for all the critters of the country, especially our little batty friends. Stay tuned for the videos. I hope you all like them. After you watch them, please share them with your friends and family. We need to get the word out that bats aren’t scary and they need our help. After seeing the cute, fluffy animated bats, I’m sure everyone will love them! I hope you all have a good week!