After about ten minutes, it climbed (shakily)to the top of the fence, then appeared to slip and fall. It glided about 30 feet, then landed in the grass:
The poor critter then struggled across the lawn until it came to an open area, where it tried to stick its head under a leaf and then stopped moving:
I have a little experience with bats from my spelunking days, so I put on my welding gloves & picked it up:
It has not shown any inclination to move (my hand was nice and warm, I guess), so we put the poor thing in a shoebox outside with the lid propped open. It just sits in there, in the same position as it was when placed there. It doesn't move, but puts out a barrage of squeaks if the box or anything in it is moved. I'm thinking we should make some bug paste to help it through the night. Any advice?
