> But I'll try to attract > some feeding bats too, since there'll be more light then. I've > heard that tossing the right size wadded up bits of bread in > the air can draw them nearer.
I lived in Singapore when I was a child, and there were a lot of bats flying around in the evening. We used to toss stones up into the air to watch the bats follow them down. We always hoped a bat would crash into the road, but they never did. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of D. Glenn Arthur Jr. > Sent: 30 May 2008 22:46 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Two Thoughts About Swifts > > Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: > > why not practice on bats? > > Because I don't have a reliable source of bats at home (and while > there must be some nearer, the closest I know I can find for sure > would require driving in rush hour traffic to get to). > > But in a couple months, I'll be hanging out in a tent under a > sentry-bat's route and near a bat feeding area for a couple of > weeks. (The sentry is the one I'm most likely to get, as his > is the most predictable flight path. But I'll try to attract > some feeding bats too, since there'll be more light then. I've > heard that tossing the right size wadded up bits of bread in > the air can draw them nearer.) > > To shoot swifts (now that I know what the speedy little things > are), I just have to lean out my window. > > -- Glenn > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
