We see bat imagery all over Austin, many Austinites have yet to experience one of the most incredible sights that takes place along one of our busiest streets every year from March to November. Underneath the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge lives the largest urban bat colony in North America. When they emerge in…
We meet in front of Frank. Housed in a high-end space, but serving gourmet variations of “lowbrow” cuisine, Frank has put a new twist on a classic American favorite: the hot dog. The design-forward restaurant is open from the early morning hours and late into the night, offering delivery service and breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and late-night menus featuring traditional hot…
Sometimes we wonder why or how to put more excitement in our lives. For whatever reason, here is a few suggestions to create or improve one’s life, making it look like you at least have some kind of life, even if it isn’t the most…
Are you planning to come to Austin, Tx to see a sky full of bats during October to February? Hold on! You will be asking yourself where did all the bats go? We will have over 2 million bats living under the Congress bridge and about 1.5 million are pregnant female moms in the summer. …
The bats under the bat bridge consume between 8,000 to 35,000 pounds of insects per night. Some bats can live to be up to 30 years old Mother bats only give birth to a single bat each year. The bats birth weight is only 1/3 that of its mother. Bats are mammals and nurse their young. Bat can…
