It seems like the appropriate time for that kind of thing... people tend to object more in the daylight. At night, you just don't see it, and so are merely surprised by the consequences when the sun rises in the morning.
Can't you just see the Bat Mafia winging around, the hit squad enforcing the decisions made by the oh-so-respectable ducks?
There's an enforcement issue here, though. The ducks don't see well enough to fly in the dark, but there's no way they're going to trust the bats enough to give them free reign over the night skies. Who enforces the enforcers?
In this case, I imagine that the superior intelligence of the ducks is sufficient. Really, the bats can't do anything the ducks won't find out about, nor will they be able to evade retribution.
And there's something in this about stool pigeons, but I'm just not making it work.
I really think you are underestimating the bats. We're talking about creatures with sonar, remember. They may let the ducks think they're the superior species, while all the while, maintaining the secrecy of the bat underground.
In which case... the ducks know that the bats are brighter than they act, and are attempting to infiltrate the duck organization. Presumably, then, the ducks would be carefully feeding the bats misinformation.
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Besides, I think the bats must be the night shift.
Can't you just see the Bat Mafia winging around, the hit squad enforcing the decisions made by the oh-so-respectable ducks?
In this case, I imagine that the superior intelligence of the ducks is sufficient. Really, the bats can't do anything the ducks won't find out about, nor will they be able to evade retribution.
And there's something in this about stool pigeons, but I'm just not making it work.
So, wait. I think we've just postulated the ducks batting the bats, while the bats duck the ducks.
(I had been working on Dr. Seuss, but this was easier)
In which case... the ducks know that the bats are brighter than they act, and are attempting to infiltrate the duck organization. Presumably, then, the ducks would be carefully feeding the bats misinformation.
So, will the bats take the ducks' bait?
These surveillance photos imply that the bats are more prepared for the impending snow. Given that, the ducks may be at a disadvantage.
As for impending - we've got an inch already, I'd say. Stupid me forgot to wear boots when I came back from lunch...
Nothing here yet, although the sky is starting to look alarming.
Let's try this:
*snowsnowsnowsnowsnowsnow*