Orphan big brown bat flight test - not ready to go

It’s release time for the eight orphaned big brown bats and I’ve been giving them a final check over and test to be sure they are flying well. This particular little guy didn’t want to leave the glove at all, and only managed a short hop. He’s visibly round, and may be more flight ready once he’s lost some weight. Of the eight bats, five flew well and three were reluctant or not strong fliers. All three were on the heavy side for adult big brown bats. Once the others are released it’ll be easier to control their food intake - hopefully I can get them slimmed down and flight ready by this year but if not, they’ll overwinter and we’ll try again in the spring.

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Adorable. I have the exact same interests

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Velvety little creature

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Cute lil thing

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