Austin is home to the largest urban colony in North America and there are an estimated 1,500,000 bats! Each night, these little suckers eat 10,000 to 30,000 lb of insects and all the residents of Austin are thankful for it. That means fewer bugs buzzing around and getting caught in my hair! July to September is normally the best times of the year to view the bats feeding because the babies are able to fly out on their own and normally the weather permits viewing.
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Viewers line up along the bridge, on the river banks and even kayak under the bridge nightly. If you are under the bridge though watch out for bat bombs! I know what you're probably thinking. "Doesn't it smell bad?" Luckily, it doesn't because the bridge is over water and all the guano just floats down toward Houston.
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