Hi, last night I was up again at about 2.15 am! Not unusual.
Looking out of my kitchen window, the cat was on the Post/Meter box, when out of nowhere came something??? almost no colour it swooped quietly down & around the cat fairly speedily, :o He jumped down immediately & tried to see whatever it was, very anxiously. No more sightings, left me & the cat pondering? :-\
Can only think it may have been a Bat??? Are there any in the Caves at Los Llanos in Lajares? Or anywhere else?
Never thought of Bats being here before?. 8)
Certainly seen them in Caleta
and what was I reading immediately before your post OMR?
http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2016/11/11/catalunya/1478881679_067169.html (http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2016/11/11/catalunya/1478881679_067169.html)
:o
Thanks for that Tamara. Sorry, definitely No Lights!Think the Cat might have done a runner if it was. :D
Thanks FireFly999, so maybe it was a Bat. Thought someone might have seen some around.
Has anyone been in the Los Llanos caves, are their any there? 8)
Quote from: TamaraEnLaPlaya on November 22, 2016, 23:33:52 PM
and what was I reading immediately before your post OMR?
http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2016/11/11/catalunya/1478881679_067169.html (http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2016/11/11/catalunya/1478881679_067169.html)
:o
Tamara get a life ;D even if they did exist, and there is no logical reason they should not, except Human kinds pompous assertion that we are the only life form in the entire universe, why would they come here, unless of course they were lost.
Quote from: Ole Man River on November 22, 2016, 18:55:21 PM
Can only think it may have been a Bat???
Might it have been an owl?
Pipistrelle bats are resident in Fuerteventura, though I have never seen one. They are very small, and silent in flight
Might be a Dingbat. Loads of them on the island.
Quote from: Holierspark on November 23, 2016, 11:13:11 AM
Might be a Dingbat. Loads of them on the island.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Thanks all for your replies! ;D
PHO, thanks for yours. Good to know.
Definitely not an OWL, too small & quiet.
Dingbats, quite possibly! Quite agree. :( 8) 8) 8)
There is a type of bird (not an owl shape) that flies round at night, has a very loud shrill cry, not identifiable as its dark but certainly does swoop around after dark, seen the outline in the moonlight as they have flown past.
There are lots of animals/birds that I didnt know existed there, rabbits, hedgehogs, swifts/swallows, never even knew until I saw them
Quote from: Globetrotter on November 23, 2016, 18:17:27 PM
There is a type of bird (not an owl shape) that flies round at night, has a very loud shrill cry, not identifiable as its dark but certainly does swoop around after dark, seen the outline in the moonlight as they have flown past.
Could be a nightjar you're thinking of GT
The European nightjar over-winters in Africa and is a nocturnal insect feeder so often hunts for moths and such-like around lights
The Dingbat enjoys nocturnal feeding which includes evening moths and late night forum trolls,,,
Quote from: Johnrgby2 on November 23, 2016, 10:28:52 AM
Quote from: TamaraEnLaPlaya on November 22, 2016, 23:33:52 PM
and what was I reading immediately before your post OMR?
http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2016/11/11/catalunya/1478881679_067169.html (http://cat.elpais.com/cat/2016/11/11/catalunya/1478881679_067169.html)
:o
Tamara get a life ;D even if they did exist, and there is no logical reason they should not, except Human kinds pompous assertion that we are the only life form in the entire universe, why would they come here, unless of course they were lost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo5Csopw0MU
Even stranger than you think. To see nightjars you need to put a white hankie on your head, just like the sun seekers of old, and then whistle shrilly, and they'll come and fly within a foot of your head if you're lucky. My guess is that the cat has some white patches on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2c9yKruq6Y
No it just always wears a hankie on its head whilst whistling like all cats.
I knew there had to be a rational explanation. Pretty cool cat.
I have a distant memory of somebody once telling me there are Cactus Bats resident in the Lava Tubes near Villaverde.
Great info. everyone! Heard a bird after dark, shrill sounding like a seabird-ish?
Seen most of the animals/birds around since we have been here a good few years now.
White patches? yes, will TRY to att. photo of our boy!!! 8) 8) 8)
(http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i460/susannah1864/DSC01616_zpsqmgygg67.jpg)
Sorry, have forgotten how to resize the photo! :-[