Day 5.174: Firefly magic

We walked at Five Rivers again this evening. The first part of our walk was quiet - apart from the buzzing of bugs.

Later, we saw some bats - which Exile #3 was very excited about. We have no idea what kind they are but Exile #3 says that they are like a cross between a mouse, a bird, a pig (nose) and a frog - somehow they also manage to be adorable.

The real stars of the evening were the fireflies however. Here is one that Exile #4 caught:

and here are a couple of videos. I won't try to embed them as you'll probably need to click through to the HD versions and make them full-screen to see what we saw.

Fireflies near a bridge.

Fireflies at the Woodlot Trail.