The story begins from yesterday. While outside in the late afternoon, I believe, I noticed 2 or 3 "bats" flying around. I told Tim about them. But I kept thinking to myself, "Why are they flying around in the daytime? I thought they wouldn't come out any earlier than dusk, at least!" Then I proceeded to forget about them.
Well, today, I was headed back to the house from the church at around 4:00 and saw quite a few of these "bats" flying around again. I went back to the church and told Tim the bats were back. So he came out to take a look. They were flying all around, seemingly catching bugs or something, because they were definitely not flying from here to there, if you know what I mean. Tim finally said, "Those aren't bats." I asked him what they were, then. He didn't know, but I could tell that he knew but the name just wouldn't come. We discussed them for a bit longer and then I decided to come in and see if I could find them on the internet, which I did. When I found them, he said that's exactly what they were.
Now, before I tell you what they are, I'm going to see if you know something that I did not know. I figure Tim's mom will probably know what they are called. Anyway, look at this picture and make a guess. I'll be back tomorrow with a post about what they are. Pretty amazing!
The "bat" in this picture actually looks a bit larger than the ones flying around here. The ones we saw had shorter wings and "tail" area.
Oh, don't leave me hanging!!!
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