Bats As A Source of Hope

Earlier this week we drove into Austin to watch the bats emerge from the Congress Avenue bridge. Watching the bats come out to feed was simply incredible. As they flew out from the bridge at dusk, the bats clustered into streams so they looked like gauzy black ribbons floating in the sky. At some points, there were so many bats overhead that we could hear the collective flapping of their wings.

I’ve included a video I found on YouTube on our home page so you can get a glimpse of the sight if you are not in the area. If you are in the area and have yet to see the bats, go! And you are in luck because August and September are the prime viewing months. Read more