Halloween
This is a rare opportunity to see over 6,000 Myotis myotis ‘Greater Mouse-eared’ bats (the largest colony in Germany) that live in the Steeger Saint Anna church located adjacent to the Fledermaus Gasthaus and Winery. The bats exit their nest for about 45 minutes around sunset each evening from May to the end of October. Mouse-eared bats spend their days sleeping in caves, buildings or mines (the Steeg bats prefer the Saint Anna church tower). The Steeg bats usually awake from their slumber and around 6 p.m. fly from the belfry in search of a meal (mostly moths and beetles). According to the Wildlife Fact File, IM Pub, U.S., Myotis myotis bats were common throughout Europe until the 1950s and were feared to go extinct due to loss of habitat (their caves have been disturbed by spelunking, tourism, garbage disposal and vandalism). They are also sensitive to insecticides. The sprays kill off the insects on which the bats thrive. Baby bats are usually born between April and July and live up to 22 years in the wild.
Halloween
This is a rare opportunity to see over 6,000 Myotis myotis ‘Greater Mouse-eared’ bats (the largest colony in Germany) that live in the Steeger Saint Anna church located adjacent to the Fledermaus Gasthaus and Winery. The bats exit their nest for about 45 minutes around sunset each evening from May to the end of October. Mouse-eared bats spend their days sleeping in caves, buildings or mines (the Steeg bats prefer the Saint Anna church tower). The Steeg bats usually awake from their slumber and around 6 p.m. fly from the belfry in search of a meal (mostly moths and beetles). According to the Wildlife Fact File, IM Pub, U.S., Myotis myotis bats were common throughout Europe until the 1950s and were feared to go extinct due to loss of habitat (their caves have been disturbed by spelunking, tourism, garbage disposal and vandalism). They are also sensitive to insecticides. The sprays kill off the insects on which the bats thrive. Baby bats are usually born between April and July and live up to 22 years in the wild.
Halloween
This is a rare opportunity to see over 6,000 Myotis myotis ‘Greater Mouse-eared’ bats (the largest colony in Germany) that live in the Steeger Saint Anna church located adjacent to the Fledermaus Gasthaus and Winery. The bats exit their nest for about 45 minutes around sunset each evening from May to the end of October. Mouse-eared bats spend their days sleeping in caves, buildings or mines (the Steeg bats prefer the Saint Anna church tower). The Steeg bats usually awake from their slumber and around 6 p.m. fly from the belfry in search of a meal (mostly moths and beetles). According to the Wildlife Fact File, IM Pub, U.S., Myotis myotis bats were common throughout Europe until the 1950s and were feared to go extinct due to loss of habitat (their caves have been disturbed by spelunking, tourism, garbage disposal and vandalism). They are also sensitive to insecticides. The sprays kill off the insects on which the bats thrive. Baby bats are usually born between April and July and live up to 22 years in the wild.