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Old 16-08-2008, 05:24 PM
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Re: Fatally snared bat

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Originally Posted by nightshade View Post
I am afraid the Bat is dead ,if you look closely you can see the dried wing bones,the eyes are gone and it looks very dehydrated, it plainly went after a prey item and its under-fur got hooked. The first Pip I ever saw close-up had landed and taken prey from a Honeysuckle this one obviously did not realise is danger with this particular plant
Yes was definitely dead when I found it.....as nightshade says think it got too close to plant as it was after prey,wings were lacerated where it had tried to get free
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