[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eresa Williams emailed, “I have lived in Mountain City for 17 years, and I have never even SEEN a bat, much less had them come visit me on my back porch. This morning, however, I had a group swarming back and forth on my back porch until they landed in the corners. I think there are three: I’m not sure how I feel about my new tenants ... is this a good or bad thing?”
“I am fascinated by these guys, but I know all the warnings about rabies. Just enjoy or encourage them to move somewhere else? Let me know ... Thanks.”
From Teresa’s photo, Lee Mackenzie, with Austin Bat Refuge, answered that they were Mexican free-tail bats. “Beneficial, harmless if left alone, fascinating, and vital to the balance of nature.”
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