We’re Special ………………

We got it right

Our design for flight

Linked to our special skill

Moving through the deepening night ready for the kill

We’ve got good eyes and sense of smell

But mostly do not need these

Tracking down the smallest midge

With efficiency and ease

So what’s the secret you may ask

They call it ultrasonics

Listening for our prey in flight

As sound waves bounce back from it

You’ve probably guessed I am a bat

A pipistrelle in fact

The very smallest of our type

Not much bigger than moth or gnat

We’ve been around for many years

Much longer than man or beast

But do remember when you build and grow

We need our homes and feast

We can live together side by side

Helping each other as we go

Because bats are special, we do our bit

We’re friends, we’re not your foe

Phil Dykes

31.03.20