#batsarecool

Pollinate much? When not completely covered in pollen, the lesser long-nosed bat is light brown or cinnamon gray. A migratory nectar bat native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, this bat is an important pollinator. In the United States, they pollinate plants like agaves, saguaro and organ pipe cacti. The lesser long-nosed was also the first bat removed from the federal Endangered Species Act due to recovery under the Trump Administration in 2018. Back in 1988, when the species was first listed, there were thought to be only about 1,000 bats. There are now an estimated 200,000 bats range-wide. Photo by National Park Service.

Halloween is fast approaching...let’s get spooky 👻

This year has been #wild. Thank all of you for all the love and support! I’m so grateful for my followers, I couldn’t do what I do without you. #bestnine2018 . . . . . #holidaygift #handmade #handcrafted #oceanlife #seacreatures #octopus #creepycute #batsarecool #bats #batconservation #junglevibes #endangeredspecies #savebats #happynewyear #miniatureanimals #animalart #animallover #flyingfox #sewing #sewist #sewistsofinstagram #fiberart #stuffedanimal https://www.instagram.com/p/Br-llC6BctQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ef4gef47sebz

See More Bat Photography by Merlin Tuttle: https://merlintuttle.smugmug.com

So happy to draw the holiday card for @austinbatrefuge again this year!! Did you know that southern yellow bats live in the dried palms hanging down on a palm tree? They’re really important homes for them so don’t trim those palms! Bat refuge is also doing matching donating to the end of the year so check them out! #batsarecool #protectbats #southernyellowbats #austinbatrefuge https://www.instagram.com/fiskandfern/p/CYHP4G0FFh6/?utm_medium=tumblr

So happy to have done the @austinbatrefuge holiday card this year! We haven’t been able to do any in person volunteering since covid and miss it! Yay for bats and austin bat refuge is a wonderful org helping rehabilitate local bats - especially the Mexican Freetail bat on the card. #lovebats #batsarecool #austinbatrefuge #mexicanfreetailedbats https://www.instagram.com/p/CJRiZjClAhL/?igshid=1m26cyxpdis9o

Drawing class with @jenniferlindermanart this week was bats 🦇! I always hesitate about putting in background colors; sometimes it’s better without. But once you start, you’re committed to carry it through. #colorpencildrawing #batdrawing #batsarecool #batsareamazing #makearteveryday #onlineartclass #batsareimportanttooursurvival (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGvW0iFhDUt/?igshid=1e6m23ocbkpbj

Today is bat appreciation day! My son today wore his bat sweatshirt, bat socks, and bat shirt (a different one than this one! We have several) in honor of it. Bats are incredible creatures that do so much good and but treated like pests! I especially appreciate all the great work that @austinbatrefuge does to save bats in austin (and we can’t wait to get back to volunteering there) Also, this shirt is up in my Etsy shop currently. #batappreciationday #batsarecool #batsarecute #vampirebat @batconservationinternational https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GBZwnFZO2/?igshid=3xfreywshb3q