[OwlBoy]

http://owlboy.com/blog/?p=136

I found we had a bat in our house last night, so I got out my video camera to make a vlog entry.

Thought some of you might find it interesting

I really like h.264, I just wish it was more commonly installed at this point, like Quicktime 5, and then 6.

-Owl

[pathogen]

Ooh, cool!
Still, I'm surprised the file size is still so large (for the big one), compared to DivX and what not. What settings did you use?

[KeriVit]

Oh I so would have run like a girl... wait I am a girl... You MADE your wife/mother/friend get it? Niiiiceee.

[MaxPower2k3]

We get so many bats in our house. I have no idea where they come from, but one night last summer, there were 3 bats flying around in the living room at once. And, even worse, another night last summer, something woke me up, so i sat up, and a bat had landed on my pillow, right next to my head. I'll post some pictures i got of another bat that we trapped between the window screen and the glass.

edit:

[King Bob On The Cob]

Sounded pissed when it was grabbed.

[OwlBoy]

My mother went and caught it, I just wanted to film

pathogen I kept the bitrate kind of high on the big one since the video is so grainy in many parts, grainy video starts looking 2x as bad at low bit rates. And is ain't that big for how long and big the video is

-Owl

[OwlBoy]

Originally Posted by MaxPower2k3

We get so many bats in our house. I have no idea where they come from, but one night last summer, there were 3 bats flying around in the living room at once. And, even worse, another night last summer, something woke me up, so i sat up, and a bat had landed on my pillow, right next to my head. I'll post some pictures i got of another bat that we trapped between the window screen and the glass.

edit:

Whoa, that one looks huge!

-Owl

[MaxPower2k3]

Originally Posted by OwlBoy

Whoa, that one looks huge!

-Owl

i think it's around the same size as the one you got, from the looks of your video. there's just no context to really tell in that picture.

oh, and nice catch by your cat

[suvsr4terrorists]

They're not vampire bats. Who gives a ****. Catch them, throw them outside, and be happy they're killing like 500 mosquitos an hour.

[Dale Sorel]

Wow, that was some catch Jack made. I wonder if he knew it wasn't a birdie?

[Mr. Blur]

bats are certainly great for keeping the insect population down (mosquitos)...if it wasn't for the high rate of rabies that they carry....

[AKcrab]

They eat their weight in bugs every night. I'm happy to see them, even in my house.

[AKcrab]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blur

bats are certainly great for keeping the insect population down (mosquitos)...if it wasn't for the high rate of rabies that they carry....

Wild animals accounted for 93% of reported cases of rabies in 2001. Raccoons continued to be the most frequently reported rabid wildlife species (37.2% of all animal cases during 2001), followed by skunks (30.7%), bats (17.2%), foxes (5.9%), and other wild animals, including rodents and lagomorphs (0.7%).

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabie...Wild%20Animals

[Railroader]

I put a bat house in the side of my house a couple years ago. The bug population dropped dramatically. I highly recommend them.

We haven't had any bats in our house in about a year. But before that we'd catch one every two months or so.

Our cat used to catch one every now and then. Then only thing she was good for. She'd leave them in the middle of the bathroom and I'd usually step on them in the morning. She'd be sitting right by it with a look of "see what I did" written all over her face.

We bought this bat house. From their website:

Made with the highest quality cedar, which weathers well and retains heat. The house is fully caulked and offers a longer design which is a key factor in occupancy. Thinner chambers give protection from predators, the inside is covered with a polyethylene mesh to aid in maneuverability and there is an extra long landing platform. Proper bat house design is a very important factor in occupancy. OBC bat houses have a greater than 80% occupancy rate, as compared to only 10% with some other designs.

Holds up to 300 bats. Proceeds go back into conservation work.

Triple-celled bat houses tend to work quicker and for longer periods (i.e. throughout spring, summer, and fall). These houses are especially good for larger backyards (more than one acre) or agricultural areas.

I stained it black and hung it on the South facing wall of our house.

[boardsurfer]

I watched the vid a while ago. Your cat is the shiz. Nice catch with the camera. You were remarkably calm when it flew by you into the next room (right before you tripped.) I would have been freakin out.