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So, let's make a topic where everybody can just tell stuff and/or discuss it. Basically, if you want to discuss something non-movie related, or you're happy because you got a raise, sad because your bike has a flat tire or you found this great new beer: shout it out loud!
For me, today I broke my phone. The screen randomly decided to die, while it was in my pocket and I was sitting still. No idea what happened, but it was about time I renewed my contract and got a new phone, so now I ordered a Galaxy S2 (and my parents can't complain that I still had a perfectly good phone ;)). Also, I am really looking forward to saturday: first bat catching of the year for me! I just hope the weather will get a bit better.
What have you guys been up to?
Rainy Mood - Rain makes everything better.
A very chilling site for all people who love the sound of rain.
I sometimes let it run in the background surfing WTM and relaxing. Especially when there wasnt any rain for a longer time outside. ;)
Aaaaand back! Unfortunately it was too cold, and only got one pipistrelle before we took down the nets (quite early). :( However, also did some mouse-research this morning and caught a couple, as well as having found tracks of brown rat, beaver, badger and polecat.
Edit: A tree that got attacked by beavers :) (and also a demonstration of the quality my new phone takes pictures with).

Today I did some bird watching, for a change :) Lot of fun birds, and even managed to see two rare species for the country: the terek sandpiper and the greater sand plover. And a lot of my favorite stilts: The pied avocet, of which I just thinks it looks great.

Congrats Kinoute !
But please don't start a big screenwriter's carrier too soon, stay in WTM's staff a little bit more ! :)
Congratulations Kinoute! And I agree with the others: I wish you the same success as Billy Wilder, Woody Allen, Charles Brackett, Federico Fellini, Age e Scarpelli, Emeric Pressburger, Jacques Prévert and Jean Aurenche (just to name but a few)... but only if you keep working for WTM too, lol! :)
This weekend I caught:
Thursday: 1 brown long-eared bat and 1 greater mouse-eared bat.
Friday: 11 common pippistrelles and 3 brown long-eared bats.
Saturday: 13 brown long-eared bats, 5 greater mouse-eared bats, 14 common pippistrelles and 1 natterer's bat.
Sunday: 16 common pippistrelles, 1 whiskered bat, 1 greater mouse-eared bat and 2 brown long-eared bats.
Giving a total of 69 bats of 5 different species.
In total, our two groups put 13 transmitters on female bats, of which 9 are still active at the moment and 1 dropped off the same night but was found back (saving money). One of the greater mouse-eared ones went to a known colony, the rest all went to new trees. Some pictures:


If you look closely, you can see a transmitter glued to the back of this second one.
All in all, a major succes for 4 nights of work (even though these were all 12 to 16 hours per day/night and we were working in two teams).
Next to this, I want to share some amazing footage of bats with you. It is a german documentary, but even if you don't understand, the images speak for themselves. They are each about 15 minutes long.
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGoLYbZDCZw
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJTHFWG-EiY
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JZKjTf6gZ8
@Asmodai ,very nice, I like! but you have to shave your ^ ,bat rousette"in france
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNO1pFYTA8
pretty, you love nature, bravo !;)
