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Wet Bat - Powell River Living August 2020
A bat dries out on the cliffs of Horseshoe Lake
Photo by Sean Percy
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Wet bat
I had seen bats on the cliffs at the north end of Horseshoe Lake several times, usually crammed together in dark cracks. But last month, I spied this one crawling up the cliff face in broad daylight.
When we had arrived, the lake was glass calm, but as the morning progressed, the wind picked up and the waves rose. The crevice that the bat had chosen the calm night before was now slapped by waves and drenched this little fellow, so he abandoned his crevice and climbed up the cliff face to find a better spot, taking a few moments to dry his fur in the sunshine before retreating to a safer spot to wait for the night hunt to begin.
– Sean Percy
