Hubby found this bat while mowing the yard late in the afternoon earlier this week. It was on the west side of the house, where the sunlight was just about to reach with the sun going down. It didn’t stay there very long, as next it found shelter under a board on our front porch.
When we looked for it the next morning before sunrise, it was gone. I was glad of that, because I was hoping it was just lost for the one day.
I don’t know what kind of bat it is, but the Mexican Free-Tailed Bats live in the largest urban bat colony under the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, about 18 miles away.
Out of the ordinary
It's a long story ... 
Looks like a Mexican Free-Tail to me. Maybe it over-did the bug eating and had to pause to digest.
I’m happy to provide temporary refuge. Emphasis on the word “temporary.”
Last week, we had a bat flying taking refuge in the the 3rd floor hallway of the TWC Annex building. The maintenance people removed and released it. Don’t even want to think about how it got in here.
The bats must be arriving from the south. Hope it was the only bat that got into the building!