Re: [Texascavers] Bat in the bedroom

2018-01-03 Thread William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers
lives locally (and wore gloves), confirmed the presence of lots of teeth being displayed by a very unhappy bat as they released it unharmed outside. Thanks again, John Kerr Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2018, at 8:47 PM, William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers > wrote: > > Jo

Re: [Texascavers] Bat in the bedroom

2018-01-03 Thread William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers
John, It could be a big brown bat. They move around during cold snaps and they like houses. Handle only with thick gloves. They bite! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2018, at 9:29 PM, John Kerr via Texascavers wrote: Just got a frantic call from my mother that a bat i

Re: [Texascavers] Announcing the Texas Speleology Center

2017-12-29 Thread William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers
I am very glad to hear of this development. I look forward to working in the AMCS and TSS libraries when I move back to Texas. Maybe I could draft some lost cave maps. Thanks! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Dec 29, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Joe & Evelynn via Texascavers wrote: Th

[Texascavers] Elliott at TCR

2017-10-13 Thread William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers
Hi all! I am driving 900 miles to TCR but will only be there Sat. and Sat. night. I could show a preview slideshow of the AMCS bulletin I am writing on the Astyanax caves of Mexico. About 20 mins. If that doesn’t work out for all be aware that I’ll be giving the full show at the UTG meeting

Re: [Texascavers] Bat identification?

2017-06-24 Thread William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers
John, it might be a hoary bat but the skin has burnt in the sun. Size might help. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jun 24, 2017, at 5:18 AM, speodes...@gmail.com wrote: We need a scale in the photo John. Or go back and measure the forearm in mm. Thanks, William R. (Bill) Ell

Re: [Texascavers] Bat identification?

2017-06-24 Thread William R. (Bill) Elliott via Texascavers
We need a scale in the photo John. Or go back and measure the forearm in mm. Thanks, William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2017, at 11:27 PM, John Kerr via Texascavers wrote: Found this bat carcass today in a neighborhood alley (Dallas). About the size of my thumb. Not mu