Reggie 5th bat rescue

Reggie August 19, 2010, rescued August 17, 2010

We were taking the foster boys we have to Black River Falls to their mom for a visit. While we were heading here our Pastor texted my mom, “Does Tara want another flying Fluffy thing?” I took the phone and we talked a little bit. After a while we stopped texting and the two boys were with their mom. So we headed back to Sparta. When we got back we went to our house to drop Angela and Faith off and grab what we needed. Then Mom and I went to our pastor’s house. He wasn’t home but Lucy and Bea was, so they let us in.
            Lucy showed us where the bat was, He was upstairs in the living room hanging from the vent register. I stepped up on the futon/ couch and gently grabbed him. I did have gloves on this time. All that he did was opened his mouth while I was holding him and then pretty much just chilled and relaxed for a while. He did a little bit of chattering but not much. We brought him home and hung the cage we put him in from the ceiling. When Mom and I headed home we decided to name the bat Reggie because he was on the register.
            We then got the dogs and took them to the vet appointment they had. While we were there we saw our pastor and told him, “Reggie was out of his house now. “ When the vet appointment was over nothing much happened with Reggie other than just hanging in the cage. I did show him to my Aunt Renee and her kids. Then later mom and I brought him to the church to show Al our janitor and Janis our secretary. Then we went home, on our way home I told Reggie that, if there was away I would hang him in the cage with a towel over him I would. Then I said but I’m not cutting my towel. He yelled at me. Okay just chattered but still.
            Later we brought Reggie to bible study with us so I could show my friends. While Reggie was on the table one of my friends was tapping her fingers on the table. Then a little bit later she dropped her phone on the table. Reggie watched her really well. I even turned the cage and he watched her. A few minutes later mom took Reggie home.
            After bible study mom brought Reggie back. When we got in the van mom said that she was worried about Reggie because he didn’t move from the one spot the entire time since the phone was dropped. I got worried and watched him. There were a few times when I stopped watching him, so I could talk to mom. One of those times Reggie went from the bottom of the cage to the top and then he chattered at me. It was funny because he scared me when he did that.
            We were headed to Fort McCoy to release him at this time. When we got there we saw a few other bats flying around. I went and started unzipping the cage. When I got half way Reggie was almost to the opening. So I put my hand over it so he would have to wait to get out. When I finally got the door part unzipped all the way, Reggie crawled all the way to the door and peeked out, a moment later he was flying around. What is really cool is that mom got a picture of him flying. I can’t wait until my next call, this is fun. But don’t tell Angela that she agrees.