There is a small population at Dana point harbor of these strange all white squirrels. Are they albino or leucistic? What species are they? Why are there so many of them at this one site? They hang out in the rocks at the end of the point, over the bridge and down to the left.

This beautiful female Western small-footed bat was rescued n early September. It was brought into San Diego Humane Society Project Wildlife where an assessment found it was healthy. Project Wildlife volunteer team members cared for her to ensure she was well nourished and hydrated and able to fly well (in a fight cage). A diminutive species similar in size to a Myotis californicus, she weighed 4.9 grams at intake and 6.3 grams at release.
After passing all tests, she was transported back to Project Wildlife’s main campus in San Diego on 14 September for transport to a release site in the same general area as originally found. Volunteer Vryce and I met and found a suitable habitat in the background of a friend of mine who resides less than a mile north of recovery coordinates.
As per my standard practice, I set up an ultrasonic acoustic detector proximate in advance of release. Almost immediately another Western small-footed bat flew in and did a circle around me and my microphone, and stayed in the vicinity. A couple of minutes later fellow volunteer Vryce opened the transport carrier, the rehab transporter was opened, and the female gently removed and held out on Vryce's palm. She took off without hesitation.
The sonogram was recorded concurrently with release from Vryce’s hand. It shows a conventional MYCI sequence and what looks like a quick succession of social calls at half the normal MYCI frequency. The first screenshot (Image 6) is a compressed view. The second (image 7) is an uncompressed view that shows there was a series of acoustic pulses that when expanded show each was a series of very short duration, short interval calls. The sequence was also viewed in SonoBat (image 8).
It seems likely one of the two Western small-footed bats was communicating with the other. It isn’t possible to tell which one made the social call. Although purely speculative, it is fun to think the resident bat was a welcoming back party.

There were at least of 6 of them this day on an overlook across from Summitville Mine. Set up the GoPro since they were curious and approaching me, and got this great photo and video when they were messing with the camera. One of the my favorite critter encounters in two years of traveling.

Mother Raccoon Coping with Her Two Rambunctious Kits
⭐This is one of my favorite observations from several years ago. I didn't take photos, only shot a Video.

• First image is a GIF

• The 4 still photos are snapshots created from the video.
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Bat eating other bat

https://bioone.org/journals/northwestern-naturalist/volume-97/issue-2/NWN15-27.1/Another-Account-of-Interspecific-Aggression-Involving-a-Hoary-Bat-Lasiurus/10.1898/NWN15-27.1.pdf?casa_token=Y3QKQ_l7UPUAAAAA:SS4JVBH0RmbsI9EMsrXaoGSHU-Ue1c98cqy-8jDV6OO-_gaAh-bBrnsgV_eYVODLVT_LgeMiAA

This leucistic robin has been loitering in the yard searching for food, fighting/mating with other robins for the past several days (5/10/21-current). Striking contrast to other traditionally-marked robins. Beautiful specimen!