Widdershins part 4: where he goes into the release aviary and flies

This is a tiny clip to celebrate Widdershins going into the release aviary under a week from his rescue date. It was taken by someone else and it was only a few seconds worth, but it's evidence of how well he's doing. Widdershins is a a juvenile male who was found on the ground outside a service station. In care he did a whole heap better than I would have thought from his original presentation, and he went to a carer within a few days, and out into the release aviary in under a week, which is amazing. And just look at him fly. He's still too skinny to hard release him, and he will benefit from a few weeks with the other bats before release into the colony. His name? Widdershins means anticlockwise; it's also seen as an unlucky direction, and associated with witchcraft; I think this a perfect name for this little guy, along the lines of my current magical naming theme. Tolga Bat Hospital takes donations for our batties. Tolga is an awesome place in Far North Queensland, which has charity status. By sending donations to them, they get a percentage (and deserve every cent) and they can allocate money to me for batty expenses without it becoming part of my income stream (which makes tax time difficult). https://tolgabathospital.org/donate/ Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to me. If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for me. IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the AMOUNT DONATED and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt. The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie. Here’s Jenny’s email. [email protected]