When and where to see Austin's famous bats, the best viewing spots, and tips for catching the Congress Avenue Bridge and Bracken Cave emergence this season.

Austin-based biologist and conservationist Merlin Tuttle helped Austin embrace its Mexican free-tailed bat colony. Catch up ...

Austin's annual Bat Fest took place over the weekend, celebrating the world's largest urban bat colony. The festival highlighted the Mexican Free-Tailed bats, which reside under the Congress Avenue ...

I had been to Texas countless times but had never visited Austin, the state’s capital. My wife had not been there either and heard there was a direct flight from Palm Springs. So, she arranged a trip, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the words of the beloved and viral video, “it’s frickin’ bats!” And in Central Texas, they aren’t just a Halloween-time sighting; they’re a significant part of the ecosystem, ...

If you live in the Austin area, you're no stranger to Mexican free-tailed bats and their majestic flight from underneath the Congress Avenue bridge. So on April 17, National Bat Appreciation Day, we ...

AUSTIN, Texas — One-and-a-half-million bats live inside the Congress Avenue Bridge downtown, and every night around sunset during the warmer months, they leave their home to hunt for a delicious ...