tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post2988703988554217859..comments2023-10-23T15:56:58.357-04:00Comments on Nature remains.: First Nightnina at Nature Remains.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-43384321478600248042009-07-06T14:56:29.959-04:002009-07-06T14:56:29.959-04:00I personally like the image of a cute little bat a...I personally like the image of a cute little bat all lounged back in his camp chair near the toasty fire munching on his midnight snack! Would make a cute cartoon. <br />Probably a chipmunk or mouse though.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-66630702835206243912009-07-06T14:03:12.873-04:002009-07-06T14:03:12.873-04:00I think I'd vote for a rodent, too. I was thin...I think I'd vote for a rodent, too. I was thinking of something nocturnal like a vole or shrew or...but would they leave the cover of the undergrowth and risk becoming part of the food chain up on the chair? Fascinating post and comments!!Deborah Godinhttp://notesfromthecloudmessenger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-24075658994704559242009-07-05T22:19:48.609-04:002009-07-05T22:19:48.609-04:00Aw, c'mon, Kathi,
We left him a nice toasty fi...Aw, c'mon, Kathi,<br />We left him a nice toasty fire and lake view.<br />I'm sure he'd gladly take a seat and dine!<br /><br />:-)<br />Thanks for all your thinking on this!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-64222911949015027372009-07-05T19:32:57.530-04:002009-07-05T19:32:57.530-04:00OK, more info: Little Brown Bats (among others) c...OK, more info: Little Brown Bats (among others) catch flying insects with their wing or tail membranes and transfer them directly to their mouths. Some bats can catch small insects in their mouths. However, I did find two photos of bats hanging upside down, devouring larger prey. One was a frog-eating bat and the other was eating a really large katydid.<br /><br />So. Bat or rodent, take your pick. I'm still leaning to rodent, based on the droppings, personally.<br /><br />Any other ideas, anyone?<br /><br />~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-67335119320837638172009-07-05T19:18:51.939-04:002009-07-05T19:18:51.939-04:00Been thinking about this some more. If there was ...Been thinking about this some more. If there was a hanging down branch over the chair, then yeah, it might eat a bigger bug while hanging from a tree. But, somehow, I can't see a bat sitting in a camp chair, feet up and wings splayed out, munching a moth. (OK, silly thought, but you know what I mean.)<br /><br />Do we need a Science Chimp, or can we figure this one out ourselves?<br /><br />~Kathi, off to research bat feeding stylesKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-27825274995397144942009-07-05T12:11:49.264-04:002009-07-05T12:11:49.264-04:00I actually did come across that site--and wondered...I actually did come across that site--and wondered about how a large moth would be eaten. Mosquitoes, obviously, a small snack, on the fly, but what about something bigger? Would they stop somewhere to use their feet to dismember it and chew?<br />Hmm.<br />Trying to picture this unfolding on the seat of the chair at 2:30 in the morning.<br /><br />Or, would they find a branch, and hang?nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-63494785322847010332009-07-05T12:04:04.578-04:002009-07-05T12:04:04.578-04:00Some great photos. Glad you're having a nice t...Some great photos. Glad you're having a nice time. Moth wings would have been my guess but, I missed the other prize left behind. Hope all is well. Have a great day.poefusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157059633840032305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-69426299888290070302009-07-05T11:55:44.406-04:002009-07-05T11:55:44.406-04:00Picture of bat guano here:
http://www.biokids.umi...Picture of bat guano here:<br /><br />http://www.biokids.umich.edu/guides/tracks_and_sign/leavebehind/scat/Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-31394906988232823782009-07-05T11:54:00.748-04:002009-07-05T11:54:00.748-04:00Hmmmm - bat. Well, I don't know what bat drop...Hmmmm - bat. Well, I don't know what bat droppings look like, so I couldn't say there. Still, I think a bat would take a moth and eat it in flight, so that the bits wouldn't be all in a pile, but scattered. Rodents eat and defecate all in a spot, but don't bats do their doody in the bat cave, leaving a big pile of guano?<br /><br />...Thinking out loud,<br /><br />~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-69007909875903466182009-07-05T11:44:30.631-04:002009-07-05T11:44:30.631-04:00Aw,...I'd like it to be bat!
The sky over the ...Aw,...I'd like it to be bat!<br />The sky over the lake was FULL of them--and this "mystery" happened between the hours of 11:30 pm and 5:00am.<br />Could it be?nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-46371464965108267052009-07-05T11:40:08.862-04:002009-07-05T11:40:08.862-04:00Oh, wait - something I missed at first glance. Is ...Oh, wait - something I missed at first glance. Is that rodent turds? A killer chipmunk, maybe?<br /><br />~Kat, Nature DetectiveKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-51350049059089897212009-07-05T10:22:40.632-04:002009-07-05T10:22:40.632-04:00You're right, Kathi, it's a moth's win...You're right, Kathi, it's a moth's wings and legs--but there's more. Another clue left beside them on the seat.<br /><br />Whatcha think?nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-39811226191944316532009-07-05T09:01:48.451-04:002009-07-05T09:01:48.451-04:00Wonderful tale of your day. I'm guessing a bi...Wonderful tale of your day. I'm guessing a bird ate some sort of moth and left the undigestable bits on your camp chair?<br /><br />~KathiKathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186814675058675885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-74585294637095058182009-07-05T07:15:23.252-04:002009-07-05T07:15:23.252-04:00Those early morning hours in the cool of the day, ...Those early morning hours in the cool of the day, a hot mug of coffee steaming in our hands, breakfast sizzling on the Coleman stove, are among my favourite times camping.<br /><br />But then, so are about a thousand more experiences.<br /><br />I envy your being there.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-89123548067619565262009-07-05T07:00:32.893-04:002009-07-05T07:00:32.893-04:00An absolutely beautiful place.
Can't tell fro...An absolutely beautiful place.<br /><br />Can't tell from the photo if it's shells or flowers on the chair seat.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.com