Caped Crusader of the Day: It Takes a Vigilant Citizen to Rescue This Trapped Bat

It began as any other day for Michael Connor, until he found a bat stuck in his toilet bowl.

Any other person would have turned, ran and hired someone to burn the house down.

But Connor rolled up his sleeves and rescued the little guy.

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Here's what he found

"A little before 6 am this morning, just as I was sitting down, with only the lght of morning coming in the window, I realized there was a swimmer in the toilet"

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The poor flying rodent couldn't escape his apparent fate.

"I'm guessing a brown bat. When his wings were extended they'd have been about 12 inches. He (I'm guessing) was stressed, and needed to swim constantly. So I moved quickly to formulate a removal plan. I have no idea how it's possible that he ended up swimming in my toilet."

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Michael Connor collected his tools

"As I lifted him out of the water and into the bucket he started to vocalize and click. It was quite heart breaking."

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Hope entered the bat's tiny eyes

"While I carried him outside he tried to climb out of the bucket. I'm guessing his wings were too wet to fly and he got no purchase on the plastic of the bucket. Worked out well (by accident)."

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Look at his smile in reentering his natural habitat!

"Just outside my door there's a deeply shaded corner (lit here by flash) and this window screen seemed the perfect place to slide my bat friend out of the bucket. He pretty quickly oriented himself head down and was spreading his wings and vocalizing when I left him. I'm hoping that when I check in on the screen in a bit he's either dried off and flown away, or has tucked up his winings and is sleeping off his unhappy experience. I know I feel the need of a nap now.

UPDATE 10:00 AM

There is no sign of my bat friend on the screen where I left him. Above the screen is thick dark ivy on brick and eventually an overhanging eve. He may have found himself a roost up there.

My attempt at napping was unsuccessful."

Well done, Michael Connor!

It makes you wonder, though. What if Bruce Wayne would have seen this after the death of his parents??

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