Fun Fact: Bats use their thumbs for climbing. Bats with injured or missing thumbs can be seriously hampered in their daily activities! Their thumb is their only "free" digit! #HappyBaturday

Text reads Bat Feet - made for hanging out. Happy Baturday Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program albertabats.ca Image of the back feet and tail of a Little Brown Myotis by Jason Headley/Myotis Lens Toes have tiny dark claws and a few long hairs on each toe.

Bat fact: Bat feet are rotated 180° compared to ours—and their tendons lock so they can hang upside down without using any energy. 🦇 #HappyBaturday!

Hey Marcia,
What a little CutieCat.
#HappyCaturday and
#HappyBaturday
#HappyNov1st
Little Batty got a red rose from CutieCat and is thrilled. Another episode of the BaTchelor coming up.

#HappyBaturday !!!

Photo of a Silver-haired bat in full flight against a black background. Text reads Happy Baturday! www.albertabats.ca Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program. Photo by Brock/Sherri Fenton.

#HappyBaturday! 🦇 Silver-haired Bats are “migratory-hibernators.” They leave Alberta with other migratory bats but are found hibernating elsewhere—exact destinations unknown! Sadly, they’re among the species most often killed at wind energy sites.

Image of a Hoary Bat peering out of the photo looking curious. The bat has a yellow ruff of fur framing a brown and blonde face with brown eyes. Ears are short and round and rimmed with brown (insides are light coloured). The fur is a dark cinnamon colour with white frosted tips (giving the bat its name after "hoar" frost). Text reads Hello! Happy Baturday Alberta Community Bat Program www.albertabats.ca Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program

#HappyBaturday! 🦇 Hoary bats are on the move—migrating south in big flocks to unknown wintering grounds. Sadly, many are killed by wind turbines. We need stronger protections! #BatsNeedFriends

Text reads Happy Baturday! Western Small-footed Myotis by Jason Headley. Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat PRogram www.albertabats.ca Image of a small blonde bat the size of your thumb - face, ears and wings are dark. The bat is being held in a gloved hand and the image clearly shows the bat up close - with the whole body in the frame of the photo.

#HappyBaturday! Western Small-footed Myotis weigh only 4–5 g & are “at-risk” in Alberta, found along prairie riparian areas & badlands. They eat tiny insects (incl. mosquitoes!) & can be spotted at Dinosaur Prov. Park amphitheatre this summer.

Image of a Long-eared Myotis - blonde fur and very long dark ears, dark face and wings. Mouth is slightly open - likely it is echolocating. Text reads Long-eared Myotis Happy Baturday Long ears for listening, this species is a gleaner! Logo WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program albertabats.ca

#HappyBaturday!
Long-eared Myotis live in prairie rock crevices & mountain tree & rock roosts. They glean moths off surfaces. As a western species, they’re just starting to encounter white-nose syndrome—we're watching closely to see if they will be affected. 🦇
#AlbertaBats #Moths #BatsNeedFriends

Image of a Little Brown Myotis on a branch. The bat has glossy brown fur on its back and lighter fur on the belly. Face, ears and wings are a dark brown. Text reads - Happy Baturday with a graphic of a bat in white. Logo Alberta Community Bat Program - WCS Canada albertabats.ca Image of bat by Jason Headley

🦇 #HappyBaturday! Once common, Little Brown Myotis in parts of their range, populations have dropped 90–95% due to white-nose syndrome. Bats with WNS have been found in Alberta. Recovery is slow, but bat houses can help! Get free plans & tips here: www.albertabats.ca/bathouses
#BatsNeedFriends

Also it's #HappyBaturday !!

Text reads WCS Canada Western Bat Program www.wcsbats.ca Have a happy Baturday. Image of a Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) held in a black gloved hand against a dark background. This bat has huge pink ears, dark ace and white collar. Fur is black with three big white spots on its back. Wings are spread open.

#HappyBaturday May your day be as special as this bat.

Text reads Happy Baturday! Little Brown Myotis www.albertabats.ca LOGO WCS Canada Alberta Community Bat Program. Image of a LIttle Brown with its mouth open slightly. Bat is in a white gloved hand with wings extended - a little derpy looking. Photo by Jason Headley.

It's also #Baturday! #HappyBaturday