No, not bats in the belfry, bats in friend's garden in Manuka, coming in to eat
her figs which are not even yet ripe. The figs are green. How does a bat
choose a ripe one? Well it does not always. Figs were scattered all over her
back garden. When will they move up the hill to our place? and Geoffrey's (I
don't think that he has a fig tree). My tree has hundreds of figs on it but
none are yet ripe. They are late. A few silver eyes flew in recently and I
thought 'ah the figs must be ripe'. But the silver eyes moved on. Currawongs
are also keen on figs; but usually there are enough figs for us and the birds.
Our tree is heavily covered by leaves; which may discourage the bats. They
have not bothered us before
My friend is worried that the bats, flapping around in her tree, will make the
figs that are left, if there are any, inedible. Does anyone know any thing
about this? Netting trees against predation by bats is not a good idea, as
some get caught and it is dangerous to try to cut them free.
Elizabeth
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