Wow, that was a well told story. I have a visual and I'm sorry that a bat caused you this trauma.I absolutely love them in theory.
But a few months ago I was at my old house and all of a sudden something came soaring down the stairs at lightning speed. I was in its path and so I hit the ground, banging my head on the exercise trampoline as I went down. It flew into the bathroom and thank God I had enough sense to run and open the door that leads to the garage. It flew into the garage and I had the door cracked so I could see what it was. Wasn't completely sure it wasn't a bird until it settled onto the rafters and folded its wings under itself. That bat is probably still living in the garage for all I know. Nightmares and terror for weeks (and a dislocated shoulder and lump on my noggin)!
I will appreciate them from a distance (a great distance!) or in pictures.
Really? That sounds distressing. I had a bat come close to doing that once, but I cut my hair very short. Also, the bats my house stay fairly well hidden.They always get stuck in my hair.
I would welcome them (in theory) to fly closer.(but I'm pretty much a woosy girl, so in reality I would probably scream and run)