Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and that everyone was thankful for the little bats. Since we wouldn't have Thanksgiving if it weren't for the Native Americans, I thought I should post one more Native American story. […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Since it’s almost Thanksgiving, I thought it would be appropriate to post a Native American story on bats. I think it shows how wonderful bats are. I hope you enjoy it. I found it at the First People […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. This week, we welcome illustrator E. Wright, who created illustrations for today's blog. It got cold this week. I wonder if the bats are as cold as I am. I've been thinking about knitting them little sweaters […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. I am so exited because my bats are back!!!!! The first one got here around dinner time one night last weekend. A couple of hours later, there were two more. So far, I have only seen the three […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. “TRICK OR TREAT! Hi Ms. Wing!” Brownie and Stella said. “How are you?” Ms. Wing said. “Let’s see, one canary and one person. Here, why don’t each of you pick what you want for your treat.” “I WANT […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. This week, we welcome another student, special guest illustrator E. Wright, who donated an illustration to today's blog. Hello, it’s only five more days until Halloween! Yay! Today I will share a story that I wrote about Brownie […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Welcome to a special edition of Baturday News, which we are posting on Tuesday, or rather, Boosday, because of some computer glitches. We hope you enjoy Rachael's batty poetry. Hi everybody! Since it is almost Halloween, I thought […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Do bats even have a tail? Most bats do but a few bats don’t. The hind legs of many bats are connected by a membrane called the uropatagium. The uropatagium is supported by the legs, the tail bones […]
Bats are in the scientific order Chiroptera which means “hand-wing.” If you look at a bat’s wing, it is supported by the bones of the hand. Bat wings are made of skin that is stretched over the bat’s arm and fingers. The wings go all the way from the arms to the ankles. Bats have […]
Baturday News is a weekly blog written by Rachael, a 6th grade student and Save Lucy volunteer. Why is turning off the lights so important to bats? All bats are nocturnal. They sleep in dark spaces during the day and come out at night to feed. Nocturnal animals need a dark night in order to […]
Hello. My name is Rachael. I am happy to be the newest volunteer here at The Save Lucy Campaign. I am a 6th grade student, but because I am not old enough to work with the bats, I will be writing Lucy’s blog. Since Lucy is a bat, she can’t do it on her own! […]
Rehabilitator Education: Bat Workshop Join Save Lucy and Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association in an all-day bat workshop. This workshop is not limited to rehabilitators. We welcome animal control officers, biologists, and bat enthusiasts! When: February 9, 2013; 9:30am to 3:30pm (6 hours CE