... your creepy grow just got creepier!
--- Those look like some kind of fruit bat... cool!
....however, abandoned buildings out there makes me worry about your safety in general Maria -
I know you're no babe-in-the woods and all that, nor what the 'hood is like, but still.... It ain't the wildlife I'm really concerned about, though other more venomous things are not to be discounted...
Their (bats) presence will attract a variety of scavengers and opportunists... snakes, wasps/hornets, centipedes, spiders, even (gods help you) Army ants!....the latter is considered to be one of, if not THE most feared predator in the jungle (including concrete ones)!
I'm duly impressed with your resolve, steely nerves and cheekiness-
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Oh yeah, it's creepy a.f. out at the garden these days.
I'm guessing they're fruit bats.
There are quite a few semi wild mulberry trees around here, not to mention the usual jungle fare.
Did I mention that half way through the last grow, I was at the site, and suddenly realized that the wall had been heavily tagged?
Almost froze in my steps. ... Just kept on riding, and nothing has happened since... go figure?!?!
The 'hood is, well, ain't no real 'hood around here, to be honest.
People are good folks, country vibe a little bit.
Not sure where the tagging kids are from, probably down in the city below, up here for kicks on the weekend or something.
But the gate is all locked up now, and doesn't budge, so I figure they won't be back.
Other things, yeah, well, snakes in the summer, for sure, other goodies, maybe, but haven't encountered any in almost 12 months, I figure it's cool.
Quite a lot of snakes here, but never met an aggressive one, even the cobras are pretty shy or timid, and I would never stress them intentionally.
Oh, did I mention, the floor below my balcony garden is another balcony.
But the drainage holes are long blocked up, and it's been a straight 'pond' since I first checked this place out, about 10 m2 and maybe 50cm deep or so.
It's got a fair amount of algae in it, but a pH check came out at a perfect 7 -- all mostly fresh rainwater, thousands of liters of it.
So I have a constantly refilling water supply pond just downstairs.
There are possibly other balconies for gardens or ponds around this area, too, but the present site is really perfect all round.