Watching in 2023 with a happy heart!!💕 HUGE RESPECT & THANKS to Meg, The Carers & Veterinary Staff.👍💕Live a beautiful life: Poseidon, Atlas, Ben, Basil, Vince, Woody, Hawke, Osgathorpe, Octapus, Moolie, Rouge, Unamed-Boy & ALL Grey/Black & Red Bats!🦇🔳🖤♥️🥰
Yeah that's when you know they are looking around and taking it all in. They are wicked smart creatures. Cute as anything. Tough as nails. Gentle and sweet, they get used to people so very quickly. And the kicker, they don't mind at all being upside-down, in fact they prefer it. Awesome little folks.
Thanks so much, Meg, for doing your best to give us a last look at the dear fellows we've followed. It's so satisfying to see them healed up and ready to go back out into their world.
so happy dat in these for bat difficult times still some survivors shine out of the mass of those who sadly not made it and than time comes and the survivors will fly again! fly high beautiful fighters!
These bats, all except Poseidon, have been released. Poseidon still needed another check up and X-ray at that stage, so he went to another carer, and then came back to Merryn after she came back. The vids are out of order because the catch up videos had so much footage that it takes time to edit.
I love to see the batties flying off to live their natural lives again. You and the other team members do such an awesome job of rescuing and nursing these beauties back to health.
I'm awesome at rescuing but I'm glad I don't have bats in care all the time. I like to have my evenings free, and I like to be able to go away at the drop of a hat. You can't do that if you're tied down with bats in long term care.
Let’s hear it for the courageous, indefatigable, handsome and well-manicured Comeback Crew! Vince seemed chuffed by all the attention to his thumb. Mooly is a cutie. Bats with barcodes! Congratulations to all involved (batties and human wildlife saints). And to the humans, I want to express my heartfelt admiration and gratitude for what you do. Everyone- keep being awesome!
So sweet AND just gorgeous. They certainly become trusting with folks who know how to handle and talk to them. I have hope for our world when I watch you Meg, and the other carers.🙏🏼😌🦇
They get used to being in care, and they know they're fed and cared for, and being intelligent creatures they just allow it to happen with the minimum of aggression or stress.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the batties who are graduating to release! Thanks to ALOT of very hard work that you and the other carers have put in they have another chance at a new life! So very grateful for all you guys do! Thank you!
Hi Mari, are you newish to my channel? Welcome to Megabattie. I put information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first. I also put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care. There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions. If you want to find more videos of a specific bat, search in the YT search bar for Megabattie/name of bat.
What a handsome bunch of gentlemen they are. They were so patient with the process too, although some of the looks were delightful. Seeing them fly out into the sunshine was truly beautiful, I could watch that over and over and never get tired of the sight. It is excellent to see so many of our boys, like Hawk, Woodie, Atlas and Basil on the last step to freedom. Love the red toenails on the first one. These are the moments when we get to see the amazing job you all have done in a very difficult year. I will miss these guys, but I’m glad to know they will be out there making babies for the future.🥂🖤🇨🇦
They can have pee baths and polish up their crown jewels in anticipation of their new lives. All of these boys (except Poseidon) will be out in the wild now. They went into the aviary 5 weeks ago and were in for 3-4 weeks before catch up and the hatch opening. Poseidon still needed that final check and X-ray on his thumb, the video of which I put up a week or so ago. He'll go into the next cycle. And Merryn now has girls in her aviary. Plus Poseidon.
@@Megabattie What a wonderful image you present...all these boys getting buff and primped for the ladies. I wish them all luck in attracting the girls. Having been in care, they are likely better fed than the wild ones, so that should give them a bit of an edge off the top. Poseidon is doing really well considering his infection when he came in. Strange question...how do the bats handle cicada season? Ours is about to start and it got me wondering what they do when their treetops are invaded by those masses of noisy insects .🖤🇨🇦
Well, this Ben thanks you for showing me Ben before he was released. The V in the wing, and the center bit that fell out.... even I could see they were close and he was lucky. And now he's free.
What handsome boys! They were all looking at you both so attentively, bless them. I do think that Atlas' wing is very attractive. This is such a great video to watch after another group of sad, painful ones. Good to see some of your many success stories here!
Well it did have a wing (or 2). I meant the bad wing injury, but clearly Merryn knew what I meant. I decided to leave that little bit of idiocy in the footage because why not.
I actually thought he was absolutely gorgeous, but I suppose in nature they don't want to stand out. Too easy to be noticed and something bad could happen. Still, just beautiful wings.
You are fantastic carers!!! I Saw you paying attention to every little part of the bats' bodies!! Good ,good job!!! I Saw Atlas Wing With White spots, !!!
A bunch of handsome batties getting ready to go home. It's good to see so many success stories. I hear some familiar names like Hawke and Atlas. Congrats to all care for the bats
And Woody, Vince, Ben and Poseidon - I did see Osgathorpe but either I didn't mention his name when we were handling him (so I don't know who he was on the video) or he was one of the Greys who didn't have a chip, that I chipped. I may have culled the footage of him not realising it was him.
Awesome recoveries! Especially Hawke who looked half dead back then, and Poseidon with his bad thumb.... and all the other handsome boys. How calm they are when being handled after having been in care for some time. You made some batties (and your YT community) very happy :-)
@@Megabattie I can imagine, processing and editing videos is a heap of work. When we don't have a global pandemic I'm a concert photographer, taking tens of thousands pics a year, this is my laborious and favourite pastime ;-). But making videos is even more time-consuming.
@@Megabattie But you are a great videographer and editor! It is indeed, but I love it, it's my lifeblood hobby, I have been doing it for about ten years. I hope I can continue soon, the situation in Germany gets better at the moment, I'll get my second vaccination next week, and the first shows for small audiences are being announced.
It’s wonderful to see them go to the next stage of their return to the wild! Wow, the netting injury on Atlas’ wings must have been pretty extensive! I’m glad it healed. That’s amazing to see the thin membrane of their wings stretched over the bone structure and filled with a blood supply that allows for some regeneration. I love that they get mani/pedis before they go 😄💅
They are so beautiful yall do such a fantastic job rehabilitating them and getting them back up to flight status i think I was bit by the bat bug im so in love with them. God bless yall for your love and care of them.
Happy recovery and release for these guys, I love seeing them all huddled together and comfortable. You guys really do your part for conserving the environment, adorable bats to work with are such a bonus! In Washington we have a common brown bat, they’re vital as well. Best bug catchers.
@@sarahprice659 She's always worn black as long as I've known her, before she even started caring for bats. And bat poo shows up equally as well on black as white...
It looks so much easier to clip their nails, than cats' claws! Cats can be stinkers about it. Of course, I've never had an extra set of hands when I've done it.
They can only do it if the edges of the wound are continuous, i.e., like a circle or an oval. If the hole is a slash which joins an edge, there is no reason for the wound to pull itself inwards and regenerate the tissue. The edges just heal up and seal over, and leave it as an open slash which flaps in the breeze.
Hey Meg you explained to me what the babies smell like so what do the boys smell like. You said you could smell octopus. All of them are just gorgeous with a few very big.
Without being flippant - they smell like boy batty. It's their own individual aroma. Greys smell different from Blacks smell different from Speccies and from Little Reds. I think Grey boys are stinkier than the others. It's an acrid pheromone which catches in the back of your throat.
@@Megabattie oh wow ok, I think I've got the atoms going in my head with that description. I used to work in a nursing home and some hard the atoms that would catch in the back of your throat. Not saying it's the same but I get that part. I've smelled pheromone smells and some are just down right gagging.
Great job Meg! I really enjoyed the longer clip. What a bunch of good looking boys you had there. What a fine fellow Atlas is, very distinctive looking wings. Couldn't believe all the damage, quite remarkable feat repairing all of that!
@@Megabattie I sincerely appreciate the effort! There is nothing that brightens up the day like your posts. I am technology challenged....extremely challenged (electronical things despise me 😔 and I'm sure whenever I get close they start shrieking like Banshee does at you 😞) I am curious about Atlas, will he have any issues in the wild because of the markings on his wings?? I know it's because of the netting scars but he is a beautiful piece of living art now (not making light of his pain but I find them absolutely gorgeous and would imagine seeing him flying about would be as breathtaking as a falling star!)
@@concreteinkspots I'm the founding member (and only member) of the private FB group, IT Idiots. Atlas will be fine. They fly at night and it won't really be visible. And it will repigment.
They all look like they are thinking “ just when I had gotten used to the lovely room service , we get moved “ ... “. Un-named boy” was a handsome boy..and I remember Octopus ! What a fat little face .. lol .. and I bet a very pudgy tummy also !.. I remember handsome Poseidon also .. seeing the ones fly out of the cages was AWSOME Meg ! A big thanks to you and the other carers 💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕
Yes, it's amazing the speed of their healing; once the tissue stops breaking down, you'd be amazed how fast it just fills in. But: the membrane damage needs to be a hole with continuous edges so the healing edges can drag themselves inwards. If it's a slit which joins the trailing edge of the wing, it becomes something which can't fill in the gap, it just seals its edges and heals as a flap.
I missed this video, I'm glad I found it today though. They all look amazing. ❤️🦇🦇🦇 You guys really are a blessing. Thanks for all the hard work you all do. Blessings from Scotland. 🙏🏴🌹 Wow this video was really special. ❤️
That's a behind the scenes view of stuff you don't normally see - the catch ups, the checkups, the loading of the bats into the cages. There were so many this time it needed 2 cars to transport the cages. Recording the chip numbers - you don't see the record keeping prior or subsequent to this either - the transferring them from personal care to release aviary care. You don't see the weekly catchups, weights, the chip checking again. You don't see when some don't make the grade or get cage injuries, so need to be brought back into care - maybe taken to a vet. There's a lot more behind the scenes. And there are many carers doing this, overstretched and just struggling to keep up the care for all of their batties.
@@Megabattie I read on the video that a bat didn't make the cut with his flight test with the last release but he managed this time. 🦇 I can only imagine all the work you guys do constantly playing catch up. It was really interesting to watch this video and see a behind the scenes look at just a tiny portion of the work you all do. Blessings to you and all the work you all do. 🙏🏴🌹
@@EveHyland-in8jb9ti9y Mostly I don't do the rehab work which is why it isn't on video much. I spend more time rescuing and doing immediate care, and taking the bats to the vet. I don't go out to the release aviary much.
How did Vince get his name? Beaurepaires in NZ had Australian actor and singer Vince Martin front their ads for over 30 years - The name Vince always reminds me of those.
It's really amazing how intelligent they are. They're obviously not happy at being picked up and manhandled, but they're smart enough to know you lovely folks aren't going to hurt them and they just sort of put up with it with minimal fuss. ❤️ I assume that in the wild they probably naturally wear down their pointy bits enough to keep 'trimmed', but in care they don't get enough wear and tear thus making the batty mani-pedis sometimes necessary?
About 13:30 or a little after, am I hearing Meep in the background? Or is that my imagination? They are such hardy boys, they don't flinch when you clip their nails, they don't flinch when you chip them. Some of them are pretty large. I'm so used to seeing the tiny babies. But these dudes are so big and healthy. Yet they are so good for you, very compliant. Bats are such lovely creatures.
It's self funded Darth. I take donations for the girls who run their own rehab aviary for fruit costs, because when she has 50 plus bats in care, it costs a few hundred dollars worth of fruit per week.
I was wondering how they are caught when they are ready for release, is it a group effort with some stepladders and quickly shin up the ladders before they scarper off? I can imagine sometimes to catch just a particular few might be a tricky operation.
When I am driving bats north, I insist that the managers of the aviary find the bat I am looking for and sequester it, so I don't spend forever looking for one bat in the aviary.
@@Megabattie yes thats a good plan. I could imagine there are some batties who are expert escape artists who could take a while to catch especially if they bury themselves in the crowd😂 then when almost caught they fly off to the other end of the aviary sticking their tongue out as they fly past😂 and on and on the chase may go plus I suspect all batties may become stressed so the operation has be put on hold for a period of time.
A great day for many squeaky puffs! 💕
Watching in 2023 with a happy heart!!💕 HUGE RESPECT & THANKS to Meg, The Carers & Veterinary Staff.👍💕Live a beautiful life: Poseidon, Atlas, Ben, Basil, Vince, Woody, Hawke, Osgathorpe, Octapus, Moolie, Rouge, Unamed-Boy & ALL Grey/Black & Red Bats!🦇🔳🖤♥️🥰
A good news day!
Sigh, that did my ol' heart good! Thank you!
Awww! What a room of handsome bats! Such sweet little guys! They are very well-behaved! Good luck young men!❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️🦇❤️
Wow, no cranky pants! Such gorgeous gentlemen. Love this video. Thanks Meg
They're extra gorgeous when you see the whites of their eyes. Eyes full og intellect. 👍😍
So true
Yeah that's when you know they are looking around and taking it all in. They are wicked smart creatures. Cute as anything. Tough as nails. Gentle and sweet, they get used to people so very quickly. And the kicker, they don't mind at all being upside-down, in fact they prefer it. Awesome little folks.
Thanks so much, Meg, for doing your best to give us a last look at the dear fellows we've followed. It's so satisfying to see them healed up and ready to go back out into their world.
Yay 22 min long weekend treat for us! Thank you Meg!
They're one step closer to freedom!❤️🦇❤️
so happy dat in these for bat difficult times still some survivors shine out of the mass of those who sadly not made it and than time comes and the survivors will fly again! fly high beautiful fighters!
Healthy bats getting closer to release. That was uplifting: thank you!
These bats, all except Poseidon, have been released.
Poseidon still needed another check up and X-ray at that stage, so he went to another carer, and then came back to Merryn after she came back. The vids are out of order because the catch up videos had so much footage that it takes time to edit.
@@Megabattie That's even better news! Fly free, dapper gentlemen of the sky.
Such well behaved handsome and precious boys!!!! 💜🦇💜
Well done! All those adorable batties in the last stage before complete freedom!
I love to see the batties flying off to live their natural lives again. You and the other team members do such an awesome job of rescuing and nursing these beauties back to health.
I'm awesome at rescuing but I'm glad I don't have bats in care all the time. I like to have my evenings free, and I like to be able to go away at the drop of a hat. You can't do that if you're tied down with bats in long term care.
Fantastic! Look at them go!
They are being so well behaved. No drama. Fly free beautiful batties.
They become trusting of hoomans after screaming protests at rescue. 🙂
Let’s hear it for the courageous, indefatigable, handsome and well-manicured Comeback Crew!
Vince seemed chuffed by all the attention to his thumb. Mooly is a cutie. Bats with barcodes!
Congratulations to all involved (batties and human wildlife saints). And to the humans, I want to express my heartfelt admiration and gratitude for what you do. Everyone- keep being awesome!
Just absolutely wonderful!!!!! 😇
So sweet AND just gorgeous. They certainly become trusting with folks who know how to handle and talk to them. I have hope for our world when I watch you Meg, and the other carers.🙏🏼😌🦇
They get used to being in care, and they know they're fed and cared for, and being intelligent creatures they just allow it to happen with the minimum of aggression or stress.
Congratulations to all the wonderful battys and rescuers! 🦇🌈💖✨🎉💎🍭
Lovely to see them so full of energy!!
So exciting. They are graduating!
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the batties who are graduating to release! Thanks to ALOT of very hard work that you and the other carers have put in they have another chance at a new life! So very grateful for all you guys do! Thank you!
VERY enjoyable video of beautiful - err - HANDSOME boy battles!
Those feet...💜🦇💜
So wonderful to see the injuries heal well! 💖💕🖤🦇🇨🇦
Atlas=adorable❤️❤️
These very handsome fellows look fit and fed and ready to go. There were quite some rotund gentlemen in this group. Noice!
Adorable ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Atlas the tie-dyed battie angel! 💖🦇💜🦇
Thanks for everything you all do to save these beautiful creatures. I love those constantly moving bat ears. Tuning in on everything around them.
Great day.
What a lot of work the 2 of you did!
Thank you for sharing this video with us, dear Meg!
Thank you, too, Merryn.
It's heartwarming to see these beautiful "Winged Meerkats" nearing release. A very happy ending. Thank you, Meg ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Let me just say: you all are amazing!
Hi Mari, are you newish to my channel?
Welcome to Megabattie.
I put information in the descriptions under the videos - so if you have questions, look for the answers there first.
I also put updates there later if I find out what happened to the animal after it has left my care.
There is a community tab (like a mini Facebook page) on my channel - if you go to Megabattie home page, there is a menu bar across the top under the cover pic. Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, About. If you click on the community tab there are posts there where I can share pix and talk about some of the videos I put up and answer questions.
If you want to find more videos of a specific bat, search in the YT search bar for Megabattie/name of bat.
Despite the summer of sadness, success always shines through. YaY boys!
Congratulations!
What a handsome bunch of gentlemen they are. They were so patient with the process too, although some of the looks were delightful. Seeing them fly out into the sunshine was truly beautiful, I could watch that over and over and never get tired of the sight. It is excellent to see so many of our boys, like Hawk, Woodie, Atlas and Basil on the last step to freedom. Love the red toenails on the first one. These are the moments when we get to see the amazing job you all have done in a very difficult year. I will miss these guys, but I’m glad to know they will be out there making babies for the future.🥂🖤🇨🇦
They can have pee baths and polish up their crown jewels in anticipation of their new lives.
All of these boys (except Poseidon) will be out in the wild now. They went into the aviary 5 weeks ago and were in for 3-4 weeks before catch up and the hatch opening.
Poseidon still needed that final check and X-ray on his thumb, the video of which I put up a week or so ago. He'll go into the next cycle.
And Merryn now has girls in her aviary. Plus Poseidon.
@@Megabattie What a wonderful image you present...all these boys getting buff and primped for the ladies. I wish them all luck in attracting the girls. Having been in care, they are likely better fed than the wild ones, so that should give them a bit of an edge off the top. Poseidon is doing really well considering his infection when he came in.
Strange question...how do the bats handle cicada season? Ours is about to start and it got me wondering what they do when their treetops are invaded by those masses of noisy insects .🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 I don't know - I suspect they eat any of the cicadas they find in their trees and colonies.
@@Megabattie that will fatten them up nicely.🖤🇨🇦
That little tooth!
so cute! And i love their little radar ears :)
Well, this Ben thanks you for showing me Ben before he was released. The V in the wing, and the center bit that fell out.... even I could see they were close and he was lucky. And now he's free.
He's a lucky boy, and also he had good care.
Thank you
Awesome! Loved watching them creep around the top of the cage like giant spiders, 😂
"Nice to smell you, too" 😂
They’re all so handsome, eating well obviously, and just the picture of health! So nice to see after losing so many little ones. ❤️🦇❤️
MEEP MEEP hope he is well THANK YOU for all that you do for these critters I wish more people would watch and learn
What handsome boys! They were all looking at you both so attentively, bless them. I do think that Atlas' wing is very attractive.
This is such a great video to watch after another group of sad, painful ones. Good to see some of your many success stories here!
release creche ! release creche, shower and a shave ! now we're feeling Fresh. ( so m' lovely fancy a pint ! )
I just love this cuties ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🇳🇴😍🇳🇴👍🙏🙏😍
Good luck Boyz! !!! 💚💙💚💙💚💙💋
Love batties 🇨🇦🐘🍁🦇
"It's the one with the wing."
"Can you describe the mugger?"
"He had a head."
6:40 very rare tie dyed batty
Well it did have a wing (or 2). I meant the bad wing injury, but clearly Merryn knew what I meant.
I decided to leave that little bit of idiocy in the footage because why not.
I actually thought he was absolutely gorgeous, but I suppose in nature they don't want to stand out. Too easy to be noticed and something bad could happen. Still, just beautiful wings.
You are fantastic carers!!! I Saw you paying attention to every little part of the bats' bodies!! Good ,good job!!! I Saw Atlas Wing With White spots, !!!
Aww, the way they're all running away to not get caught. So cute!
P.S. Even if a video was made of them doing a poo, I would probably say it's cute.
Yes it's seriously cute when they invert and evacuate.
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@@Megabattie 😊
A bunch of handsome batties getting ready to go home. It's good to see so many success stories. I hear some familiar names like Hawke and Atlas. Congrats to all care for the bats
And Woody, Vince, Ben and Poseidon - I did see Osgathorpe but either I didn't mention his name when we were handling him (so I don't know who he was on the video) or he was one of the Greys who didn't have a chip, that I chipped. I may have culled the footage of him not realising it was him.
Awesome recoveries! Especially Hawke who looked half dead back then, and Poseidon with his bad thumb.... and all the other handsome boys. How calm they are when being handled after having been in care for some time. You made some batties (and your YT community) very happy :-)
It took me forever to edit this footage. There was just so much of same same, I had to cull, then my glasses battery died with all the videoing.
@@Megabattie well done Meg , what an achievment, .... go and make babies batties xx
@@Megabattie I can imagine, processing and editing videos is a heap of work. When we don't have a global pandemic I'm a concert photographer, taking tens of thousands pics a year, this is my laborious and favourite pastime ;-). But making videos is even more time-consuming.
@@dany.adelfinger Sounds intensive. I'm a lousy photographer
@@Megabattie But you are a great videographer and editor!
It is indeed, but I love it, it's my lifeblood hobby, I have been doing it for about ten years. I hope I can continue soon, the situation in Germany gets better at the moment, I'll get my second vaccination next week, and the first shows for small audiences are being announced.
They are so adorably cute
It’s wonderful to see them go to the next stage of their return to the wild! Wow, the netting injury on Atlas’ wings must have been pretty extensive! I’m glad it healed. That’s amazing to see the thin membrane of their wings stretched over the bone structure and filled with a blood supply that allows for some regeneration. I love that they get mani/pedis before they go 😄💅
They haven't been wearing their claws down whilst in care, so they needed the tips clipped.
They are so beautiful yall do such a fantastic job rehabilitating them and getting them back up to flight status i think I was bit by the bat bug im so in love with them. God bless yall for your love and care of them.
Happy recovery and release for these guys, I love seeing them all huddled together and comfortable. You guys really do your part for conserving the environment, adorable bats to work with are such a bonus!
In Washington we have a common brown bat, they’re vital as well. Best bug catchers.
Amazing job on these batties Meg!! You and all the other carers are outstanding!!😊❤️🦇🇨🇦
Happy days ❤️
you guys have saved so many babies!
I enjoyed hearing how she normally wears white - hahaha
I don't think I've ever seen her in anything but black, or dark colours.
@@Megabattie Her fashion choices may be subconsciously influenced by her charges!
@@sarahprice659 She's always worn black as long as I've known her, before she even started caring for bats.
And bat poo shows up equally as well on black as white...
@@Megabattie Sounds like a dyed in the wool goth… or someone with less than no enthusiasm for clothes. I respect both!
@@sarahprice659 A bit of both perhaps. If you wear black everything matches.
It looks so much easier to clip their nails, than cats' claws! Cats can be stinkers about it. Of course, I've never had an extra set of hands when I've done it.
❤️🦇💋💋💋💋👍😬 Those eyes! 😍😍
Really appreciate the work not only on all these battites - but all the work that goes into recording & editing all the video.
Thanks Kathy
Looking at Atlas wing I'm still amazed how bats can auto-repare their membrane.
They can only do it if the edges of the wound are continuous, i.e., like a circle or an oval. If the hole is a slash which joins an edge, there is no reason for the wound to pull itself inwards and regenerate the tissue.
The edges just heal up and seal over, and leave it as an open slash which flaps in the breeze.
Lovely boys.
Very handsome gentlemen!
Hey Meg you explained to me what the babies smell like so what do the boys smell like. You said you could smell octopus. All of them are just gorgeous with a few very big.
Without being flippant - they smell like boy batty.
It's their own individual aroma. Greys smell different from Blacks smell different from Speccies and from Little Reds.
I think Grey boys are stinkier than the others. It's an acrid pheromone which catches in the back of your throat.
@@Megabattie oh wow ok, I think I've got the atoms going in my head with that description. I used to work in a nursing home and some hard the atoms that would catch in the back of your throat. Not saying it's the same but I get that part. I've smelled pheromone smells and some are just down right gagging.
Great job Meg! I really enjoyed the longer clip. What a bunch of good looking boys you had there. What a fine fellow Atlas is, very distinctive looking wings. Couldn't believe all the damage, quite remarkable feat repairing all of that!
The longer vids take so much longer to edit, I put them off until I have a couple of consecutive hours free.
@@Megabattie I sincerely appreciate the effort! There is nothing that brightens up the day like your posts. I am technology challenged....extremely challenged (electronical things despise me 😔 and I'm sure whenever I get close they start shrieking like Banshee does at you 😞) I am curious about Atlas, will he have any issues in the wild because of the markings on his wings?? I know it's because of the netting scars but he is a beautiful piece of living art now (not making light of his pain but I find them absolutely gorgeous and would imagine seeing him flying about would be as breathtaking as a falling star!)
@@concreteinkspots I'm the founding member (and only member) of the private FB group, IT Idiots.
Atlas will be fine. They fly at night and it won't really be visible. And it will repigment.
@@Megabattie if I was on fb I would send you a friend request!! 😂 Good for Atlas! thank you for your time and patience 💜
They all look like they are thinking “ just when I had gotten used to the lovely room service , we get moved “ ... “. Un-named boy” was a handsome boy..and I remember Octopus ! What a fat little face .. lol .. and I bet a very pudgy tummy also !.. I remember handsome Poseidon also .. seeing the ones fly out of the cages was AWSOME Meg ! A big thanks to you and the other carers 💕🦇💕🦇💕🦇💕
I've had an Octopus before, but he was a baby years and years before this. Different Octopus
There was a docu on batties on ARTE (French/German culture channel) yesterday. They said batty skin heals like 4+ times faster than human skin.
Yes, it's amazing the speed of their healing; once the tissue stops breaking down, you'd be amazed how fast it just fills in.
But: the membrane damage needs to be a hole with continuous edges so the healing edges can drag themselves inwards. If it's a slit which joins the trailing edge of the wing, it becomes something which can't fill in the gap, it just seals its edges and heals as a flap.
I missed this video, I'm glad I found it today though. They all look amazing. ❤️🦇🦇🦇 You guys really are a blessing. Thanks for all the hard work you all do. Blessings from Scotland. 🙏🏴🌹 Wow this video was really special. ❤️
That's a behind the scenes view of stuff you don't normally see - the catch ups, the checkups, the loading of the bats into the cages. There were so many this time it needed 2 cars to transport the cages.
Recording the chip numbers - you don't see the record keeping prior or subsequent to this either - the transferring them from personal care to release aviary care. You don't see the weekly catchups, weights, the chip checking again. You don't see when some don't make the grade or get cage injuries, so need to be brought back into care - maybe taken to a vet. There's a lot more behind the scenes. And there are many carers doing this, overstretched and just struggling to keep up the care for all of their batties.
@@Megabattie I read on the video that a bat didn't make the cut with his flight test with the last release but he managed this time. 🦇 I can only imagine all the work you guys do constantly playing catch up. It was really interesting to watch this video and see a behind the scenes look at just a tiny portion of the work you all do. Blessings to you and all the work you all do. 🙏🏴🌹
@@EveHyland-in8jb9ti9y Mostly I don't do the rehab work which is why it isn't on video much. I spend more time rescuing and doing immediate care, and taking the bats to the vet.
I don't go out to the release aviary much.
Moolie's ears are sending signals!
How did Vince get his name?
Beaurepaires in NZ had Australian actor and singer Vince Martin front their ads for over 30 years - The name Vince always reminds me of those.
I don't know - he came named from his carer down south.
Ha! The lady in black must have that Mother Superior air about her among her charges.
She's a very good and intuitive carer. The bats were much easier to catch with just her in the cage rather than me, the stranger.
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It's really amazing how intelligent they are. They're obviously not happy at being picked up and manhandled, but they're smart enough to know you lovely folks aren't going to hurt them and they just sort of put up with it with minimal fuss. ❤️ I assume that in the wild they probably naturally wear down their pointy bits enough to keep 'trimmed', but in care they don't get enough wear and tear thus making the batty mani-pedis sometimes necessary?
Yes, their nails would wear down naturally with daily use.
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Omg thr little squeak before he flew away around 20:29 !
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About 13:30 or a little after, am I hearing Meep in the background? Or is that my imagination?
They are such hardy boys, they don't flinch when you clip their nails, they don't flinch when you chip them.
Some of them are pretty large. I'm so used to seeing the tiny babies. But these dudes are so big and healthy. Yet they are so good for you, very compliant. Bats are such lovely creatures.
It's about 1200 kilometres south of where Meep lives.
Bird noise probably. I can't hear Meep type sounds around that time frame though
Wow. Lots and lots of bats. Thanks to all the carers. How do you all get funded? This can not be cheap.
It's self funded Darth. I take donations for the girls who run their own rehab aviary for fruit costs, because when she has 50 plus bats in care, it costs a few hundred dollars worth of fruit per week.
You mentioned that the 'of course it's the little reds' - do they have a habit of staying in the comfort of the box - like little winged house cats?
It was Merryn, not me, but yes the LRFFs are stressier and huddle together over something new.
I didn’t hear Moolies number.
0:35 - Wow! Big bat! I'm guessing this one's not a baby.
1:35 - Dose wings doe! (I think that's how it's spelled.)
These are all adult male bats in this aviary.
Rogue Is so pretty ,Is he a Red?? I think his name Is an anagram of " rouge ", isn' t It?
Yes he's a Little Red. And yes it's an anagram of Rouge, intentionally.
@@Megabattie i' m a Genius!!!!!!!!!!!
I was wondering how they are caught when they are ready for release, is it a group effort with some stepladders and quickly shin up the ladders before they scarper off? I can imagine sometimes to catch just a particular few might be a tricky operation.
When I am driving bats north, I insist that the managers of the aviary find the bat I am looking for and sequester it, so I don't spend forever looking for one bat in the aviary.
@@Megabattie yes thats a good plan. I could imagine there are some batties who are expert escape artists who could take a while to catch especially if they bury themselves in the crowd😂 then when almost caught they fly off to the other end of the aviary sticking their tongue out as they fly past😂 and on and on the chase may go plus I suspect all batties may become stressed so the operation has be put on hold for a period of time.
God! How many are they in there?
54 I think.
We spent a couple of hours sorting them out.
@@Megabattie WoW!
At what distance can your receivers detect their chips? Can you track them in the wild or just up close, like a dog?
Just close up - run the scanner over their back.
Have you ever ended up out to rescue a bat and then you see a band and see it's a bat you've released before ?
No. None of my babies or rescues have ever come back that I know - no bands or no microchips recorded.
She’d look so much better in navy…