Closer View. Note the lack of a predator guard - I'm working on this.
A closer view. Note the bird droppings on the crossmember at the top, and on
the roof. I'm wondering if it is also used as a roost by owls - which would
certainly discourage the bats. I'm thinking of putting a row of nails on the
crossmember to keep birds from landing on it. Note also the flat rock (which
I have painted black) below the bat house. This helps warm the inside of the
house in the morning.
A not very clear view of the bat house crevices.
An attempt at an "attractive" shot of the house (can bat houses be beautiful?)
A close up view. Note the metal roof made from an old road sign. The wide board at the bottom of the house was necessary for my first installation of the house,
which used two poles.
The small pond that I put out for the bats. I don't know that any bats have
used it, but it definitely attracts a lot of birds. In the spring we get a
lot of frogs in the pond. I have a small pump and a
biological filter, which keeps the water crystal clear year round. This photo
was taken in August. Without the bio-filter the water would be full of algae (like it was before I set up the filter).
