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Just released my first youngster of the year
I have just released a young male 45kHz Pipistrelle, it got into one of
the main meeting rooms in North Yorkshire County Hall - about half a mile from here - and flew off quite happily... How do I know it was young, it had very translucent bones and wing joints and it flew rather awkwardly... Is this a very early youngster, or is it about normal ? I'd say early... -- Nick in Northallerton Also @ www.whelan.me.uk And nickw7coc on http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ http://messenger.msn.com/ but I like http://www.trillian.cc better and on http://www.skype.com and on http://www.google.com/talk |
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Re: Just released my first youngster of the year
Nick in Northallerton wrote...
>I have just released a young male 45kHz Pipistrelle, it got into one of > the main meeting rooms in North Yorkshire County Hall - about half a > mile from here - and flew off quite happily... > > How do I know it was young, it had very translucent bones and wing > joints and it flew rather awkwardly... > > Is this a very early youngster, or is it about normal ? I'd say > early... If your ID is correct then it's early. Pips are supposed to give birth early June to mid July. Youngsters are weaned at six weeks, which would suggest that yours must have been born at the beginning of May. However Bats never read the right books...! David |
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Re: Re: Just released my first youngster of the year
- And on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:03:44 -0000, it was spake thus <35adnYKpeedVpQ7ZRVnyiA@eclipse.net.uk> said in message "David Lee" <davidlee_malvern@dont.use.this.bit.hotmail.com> :
> Nick in Northallerton wrote... > >I have just released a young male 45kHz Pipistrelle, it got into one of > > the main meeting rooms in North Yorkshire County Hall - about half a > > mile from here - and flew off quite happily... > > > > How do I know it was young, it had very translucent bones and wing > > joints and it flew rather awkwardly... > > > > Is this a very early youngster, or is it about normal ? I'd say > > early... > > If your ID is correct then it's early. Pips are supposed to give birth > early June to mid July. Youngsters are weaned at six weeks, which would > suggest that yours must have been born at the beginning of May. However > Bats never read the right books...! > > David > I hope after 14 years of being licensed I can ID a Pip David, though I can be educated  It does seem to be the consensus of opinion that it is VERY early though... Knew I should've photographed it ! -- Nick in Northallerton Also @ www.whelan.me.uk And nickw7coc on Yahoo & MSN but I use http://www.trillian.cc as I like it better also on Skype and Google talk |
