10/06/2026
It's never just been dogs and cats. Over the years we have rescued, cared for then released lots of wildlife including foxes, hares, a pine marten, snakes, rats, mice and various birds. The latest was this tiny bat. Our granddaughter Yana found him flapping about on the ground and called us to get him as cats were stalking him. He spent the night recovering from his ordeal and was released the next evening. After reading that they needed a height of at least five feet to take off, we held him up over a railing. As soon as it was dark enough, he twitched his little ears and nose and away he went.
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