Sunset Bat Flight

ECHOLOCATION
and how it works

Bats send out sound waves using their mouth or nose. When the sound hits an object an echo comes back. The bat can identify an object by the sound of the echo. They can even tell the size, shape and texture of a tiny insect from its echo. Most bats use echolocation to navigate in the dark and find food. But, bats are not blind.

(Echolocation graphic & info courtesy of www.bats4kids.com )

Click on the Publicity Button at Top of page to Find out When Our Guide & Bats were on the 'Animal Planet' TV Channel! And what Magazines or Newspapers have written about our Nature & Bat Tours.

Click Here for Map to Sunset Bat Flight Tour

Witness this Awesome site at the Frio Cave near Concan Texas, Millions of Mexican free-tailed Bats Ascend into the Evening Sky at Sunset

*The Official Correct Name is Brazilian free-tailed Bats

In Texas we prefer to call them Mexican free- tailed Bats which is a Subspecies.

This is the Second Largest Bat Population in the World,

But is the Largest Bat Population in the World Open to the Public!

Comparisons of Deaths in the U.S. to Bat Rabies:
Bat Transmitted Rabies (1980-2000): 1.2 people per year

Accidents Involving Deer: 200 people per year

Lightning Strikes: about 90 people per year

Dog attacks: 15-25 people per year

Toppling Vending Machines: 2.2 people per year
(So, more people are killed from toppling vending machines than bat rabies)

Still Please Don't Pick Up or Touch Any Bats!

Fees - $10.00 per person & under 5 years old are Free

8 Person or $80.00 Minimum If you Reserve a Tour that isn't already scheduled.

We will promote Your Reserved Tour &

If Others Join Your Tour the Minimum fee is split between the Group;

If 8 or more people on Tour ~ Normal fee of $10.00 per person

Sunset Bat Flight Tours are mid March thru September

When it gets cool or the bugs leave; the Bats Migrate to Mexico for the Winter.

They Return before Spring & Tours Begin Mid March.

Great Experience for Elementary, High School & College Groups.

Learn interesting facts about these bats & the insects they eat, learn why they choose to come to Texas?

Watch in Awe as Birds of Prey Catch the Bats in the Air; We have seen

Zoned-tailed, Red-tailed, Red-shoulder, Kestrel, Swainson's & Harris' Hawks

plus Merlin & Peregrine Falcons after the Bats.

Bats are Mammals & this is a Maternity Cave; these Bats Migrate to Mexico for the Winter & come back here each Spring to Mate & give Live Birth to their Pups in June

Guide Bain Walker holds a Free-tailed Bat; Melissa & girls from Houston come see the bats often

Animal Planet TV crew filming Bain Walker talking with Ms Adventure star Rachel Renstra as the Bats Make their Return into the Cave in the Morning

Guide Lee Haile tells tourists all about Bats; Rachel posses with Guides Bain Walker & LeAnn Sharp

July 2006 Animal Planet filmed a segment called "Cliques" for the TV Show Ms Adventure which aired on Feb.2, 2007. You can catch the re-runs on the Animal Planet Channel.

Call Weekdays 10am to 6pm to Reserve Dates Not Already Scheduled

Hill Country Adventures

830-966-2320

Email Us - info@hillcountryadventures.com

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Other Bat Viewing Locations in Texas:

Devil's Sinkhole (near Rocksprings, TX) - www.devilssinkholetx.com

Other Bat Info Links:

http://members.aol.com/bats4kids/index.htm
www.southnottsbatgroup.org.uk

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