Bat Houses

Remember how folk believes used to install fear and trepidations about Bats into the heart of gullible humans. Vampires turn into Bats to invade your homes and drink your blood. Or mean spirited sayings like “he/she has bats in her belfry” to announce the less then normal brains of someone.
Bats have taken quiet a beating over the years, but gratefully thanks to shows on nature channels and highly informative books, Bats are now seen in a slightly different light. Bats are wonderful in helping to keep mosquito-sized insects out of your yard. A single brown bat can make a large dent into the insect population, not mention that is very interesting to learn about these often misunderstood creatures.

You might now have a bat in your belfry, but how about having a bat house in your backyard? By encouraging those winged insect eating little sonic wonders, you will have a large payoff. If you are handy with nails and hammer you might even consider the idea to build your own bat house. If you go to www.batconservation.org you can find out valuable and interesting information about bats from folks that make it their interest to study and know those creatures, find the importance of bat houses, find free bat house plans. They not only offer you a free bat house pattern / bat house building plans, but also give you step by step written bat house building instructions. http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/265-95.htm is another great website that shows you how to build a bat house. They have a bat house plan right on the first webpage, just scroll down a little ways and there it is.

If you want very detailed ideas on building a bat house or you find that building bat house mansions has suddenly become your new hobby you can take the detailed bat house plans at: http://www.batcon.org/bhra/economyhouse.html as a blue print and then design your very own plan to build a bat house and make it the best bat ho use out there. Stranger thinks have happened.

One thing is for sure, the bats will thank you and keep your yard clean of insects to the best of their ability and your child will have a unique “pet” living on your grounds. I could almost bet that you too will get intrigued with your new bat. Now what are you waiting for, become a bat house constructor.