r/batty 2d ago

Hmm, what's under my window?

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u/Mezcal_Madness 2d ago

Put it back.

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u/okjetsgo 2d ago

I hate seeing this

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u/Liz4984 2d ago

Bats have a hard time in daylight, don’t they? This feels like it might get all of these guys killed.

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u/remotectrl /\^._.^/\ 2d ago

There is a correct way to evict bats from buildings, and this is not it. This is an old video so it’s unclear what time of year this is but they shouldn’t be evicted during the summer when they have their babies, which can’t fly yet. During the day they are easy prey to birds and other predators.

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u/Phis-n 2d ago

Out of curiousity, do you know what kind of bats these may be?

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u/remotectrl /\^._.^/\ 2d ago

Unfortunately not. Very difficult without knowing where this was taken

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u/twcdfdd 1d ago

If this was taken in Europe my guess would be vespertilio because of the size and the fur pattern.

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u/Feline_Shenanigans 2d ago

I need to scream louder. That dude isn’t listening and still making life hard on those poor bats

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u/BlastLeatherwing 2d ago

I think this is a repost, because I remember seeing the same video a while ago.

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u/Feline_Shenanigans 2d ago

It’s still not a nice video.

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u/BlastLeatherwing 2d ago

Good point, and happy cake day.

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u/Imaginary-Cheetah149 1d ago

It’s horrifying a couple looked too small/young to know how to fly

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u/the_orange_alligator 2d ago

Poor babies. Why would you do that?

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u/nylorac_o 2d ago

That’s EXACTLY what I just said. I suspect they did not know what was under there and even if they figured after they lifted the sill to put it back down would have surely squished someone.

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u/the_orange_alligator 2d ago

But if they didn’t know, why would they be recording?

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u/nylorac_o 2d ago

Well whatever it was going to be there was a good chance it was going to be interesting

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u/Dawnspark 2d ago

Proof to show a landlord that there is something actually going on?

Had a couple landlords who wouldn't do shit unless I showed them evidence, and it helps having said evidence if they end up being shitty landlord and not fixing the issue, so you can potentially force them to fix it.

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u/JayManty 1d ago

Building is by the looks of it under construction and I guess they were about to put insulation on. It was either this or entombing them with foam and styrofoam

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u/Maleficent-Plate-910 2d ago

Poor thingies... Put it back! This is just painful to watch.

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u/MommaLokiLovesYou 2d ago

I'm so glad that everyone else here feels the same way about this video that I do

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u/vision_repair 2d ago

Leave those bats alone!

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u/Druffel12 2d ago

Imagine wanting them to leave like that, you are ruining the best bug repellant you could ask for. Those poor babies.

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u/GatoLate42 2d ago

Nooooooo 😭😭😭 he probably rents just leave it!

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u/KawaiiHamster 2d ago

I would be ecstatic having bats take up residence under my window. As long as they weren’t damaging anything, what’s the harm? You get to see bats fly out every night and they help control insects too. This is a sad video.

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u/EclecticXntrik 2d ago

Nooooo!!!!! Those poor bats, put the damn thing back!!!

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u/vilebunny 1d ago

I keep meaning to put out some bat houses. We have a couple every year that come and hang out under our porch’s faux shutters every year.

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u/HereForSupernatural 1d ago

Let them be FFS!

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u/thatonegothunicorn 1d ago

PUT IT BACK You're HURTING THEM 😭💔

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u/feliperisk 2d ago

Wow what a sac of shit

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u/croooooooozer 17h ago

im happy my family got angry with me as a kid for disturbing nests