Ok. I'm not a cruel person, really. I don't think I'll be able to convince a local bat of this, no matter how hard I try.
My wife and I were out walking yesterday afternoon, just before sunset. It was a warm day for November in eastern PA. Warm enough for bugs to come out for a quick buzz around the neighborhood. Warm enough for a local bat to take advantage of the bugs flying around and grab a quick snack. He was traveling up and down the road between the trees, minding his own business. For some reason I decided I would try to trick him into catching a stone I threw his way. Odd enough as this is not an activity I ever remember partaking in before in my life. What made it even more odd is that it worked.... all too well. Not only did he try to catch the stone, he apparently focused on it so intently that he never noticed the ground approaching. He flew into the ground, not six feet from us, in a full on dive. He seemed OK, if a bit shocked. He flopped around for a few seconds and then flew off, probably cursing us the whole way back to his home.
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