Comments on: Bat House: Space For 50,000 New Residents In Molino

By: Don

Don — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:12:27 +0000

I come into an encounter with my first bat a few years back while getting some firewood for our fireplace I removed a log and there lay a bat spread our like Dracula!! it hissed at me through pointed teeth and my wife said I screamed like a little girl as I ran away haha…I had never seen one other than t.v…I called the wildlife sancutuary of n.w Fl and they laughed at me too.I was instructed to place it in a small box and bring it to them but it had thankfully flown away on my return..amen.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:52:34 +0000

I hope it does become populated also. I like to see bats at sunset. Keeping natural wooded areas free from feral cats is another cheaper option. Good to educate people though. I’d much rather see a bat than a mosquito.

By: Retired

Retired — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:42:45 +0000

Do bats go into these? It does look clean inside. I’ve bought a bat house before and they didn’t use it. Good idea though. I think the best practice is to continue to learn about wildlife and not destroy all habitat. Learn to leave a dead tree and some natural growth in backyard and areas.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:27:51 +0000

Molino is pretty batty anyway, so these critters will blend right in! (Joke)

The spellchecker thinks Molino is wrong, hehe.

By: Molino Resident

Molino Resident — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:27:39 +0000

Thank God it’s for bats! When I read 50,000 new residents, my heart skipped a beat! LOL

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:47:56 +0000

Thank you for looking out for bats and providing them such a wonderful place to live. I hope this article is far-reaching and inspires bat houses to be built lots of other places too!

By: EMD

EMD — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:43:04 +0000

Thank you so much Navy Federal, Hensel Phelps Construction and Gulf Power Company, and anyone else who helped make this possible. I have been using NFCU for about 40 years and am very impressed and pleased with how they treat people; employees, customers and the public. Kudos to them.

By: Molino, FL resident

Molino, FL resident — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:18:27 +0000

This is great. I would love to see more bat houses to help combat the mosquito problems we have in Escambia County. Such a great alternative to poisons being sprayed.

By: Golden Girl

Golden Girl — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:05:04 +0000

It is very refreshing to read this story about the bats being accomodated instead of displaced! Kudos to all involved.

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:24:48 +0000

Did they replace all of the interior components also?
Looks extremely clean if.in there ever was a bat using it, anywhere.