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If you spend a lot of time outdoors at night in the summer, you might be used to seeing shaky, silhouetted creatures flitting above. Maybe you’ve stopped to watch them skim over your garden at twilight, or you’ve caught them while you’re camping near a lake, or you just sense a brief flash of movement outside your window. Birdwatching is great, but bat-watching is another world entirely.
Anybody can learn how to bat-watch, according to Merlin Tuttle and Teresa Nichta, cofounders of the nonprofit Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation (MTBC) in Austin, Texas. And given the adaptability of these flying mammals, it’s quite likely there will be bats wherever you are. Tuttle has over 60 years of experience in the field and is considered one of the fathers of bat conservation in North America. Nichta is the organization’s outreach and archive manager which includes MTBC’s enormous photographic collection. Together, they offered Atlas Obscura some tips on how to get started.
Know What to Look For
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Anybody can learn how to bat-watch, according to Merlin Tuttle and Teresa Nichta, cofounders of the nonprofit Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation (MTBC) in Austin, Texas. And given the adaptability of these flying mammals, it’s quite likely there will be bats wherever you are. Tuttle has over 60 years of experience in the field and is considered one of the fathers of bat conservation in North America. Nichta is the organization’s outreach and archive manager which includes MTBC’s enormous photographic collection. Together, they offered Atlas Obscura some tips on how to get started.
Know What to Look For
Continued below.
How to Go Bat-Watching
Once the sun goes down, these furry fliers get active. You can spot them almost anywhere you go, if you know how to look.