My neighbors...

The dirty rotten nature haters....my kids would love it if bats lived outside in the trees. (We live in a country where we only have batman and bats in zoo's.)
How could they do this to you?

humm...I think Id pass along a whole bunch of literature on insects for them, more of the little critters when bats aint around, more critters, more bites
Which bats do they feel threatened by anyway?
Sad to hear..wish you better luck in the future relationships with the neighbors, I know it can be bad.

That's a darn good point. The worst problem I have in this house is mosquitos. In fact I have to sleep under a mosquito net to get any rest. I don't know which bat specie lives here in the city. I see them infrequently. Up in a mountain village where a friend lives some kind of big fruit bats with eighteen inch wingspans come swooping through the town square every evening. My neighber is Cuban, probobly a city guy from Havana.

I'd be in a mood to chop down an ignorant neighbor. Here at Timberland, we have "Bat Boxes" attached to the eaves of the house and all the outbuildings. In summer, mosquitos are a staple of the bats' diet. We of course, are staples to the mosquitos. I see far more benefit in well fed bats than well fed mosquitos.


Welcome to A2K, Pitter.



timber

Pitter- I can understand your annoyance that your neighbor cut down a perfectly fine tree. Bottom line though, it was HIS tree, (it was HIS tree, wasn't it?) and he was entitled to do with it what he pleased!

Bat Boxes..great and wonderful thing timber! I agree with the whole mosquito/bat thing.

Yes, regarding the neighbor and his/her tree..they do have a right, as well as now perhaps there is an area of land maybe you can plant a tree that is yours to replace what has been lost and have your own land/tree/lovely things associated with that?
Many times we are upset with our neighbors doings without first considering what we can do on our own turf to make up for that.

Bat boxes are what the poor bats are going to need now. Actually it wasn't the neighbors tree. We're both renters and anyway the tree was on the streetside of the sidewalk. I learned today (way too late) that cutting living trees in this barrio isn't even allowed (at least if an authority walks by). Well tell me what you think of this: since I can't enjoy my hummingbirds as they sip the necter from the red flowers anymore I'm thinking of laying out slabs of putrifying flesh on MY side of the patio so as to enjoy visits from Black Vultures. Of course I'll pick up some clothspins first.

Will your landlord allow you to plant another tree like the one that got cut down? Another option is to plant something else that attracts hummingbirds, but not bats. Why not plant a small hummingbird garden?
If you can't do that, how about potted plants that attract hummingbirds?
I don't know what to tell you about the lack of shade.

Im thinking the flesh is a bad idea, but, thats just me

Or hummingbird feeders even....rental property, well, isnt a permanent place for most so a garden I think might be out.

A garden may be out, but there's nothing wrong with potted plants and hanging plants that attract hummingbirds. You're better off with those along with a hummingbird feeder, to get the best chance of seeing any hummingbirds. You can take potted plants and hanging plants with you when you move.