Wondrous sightings No. 3 -- Bat dance

It is not uncommon at dusk to see solitary bats dancing in front of the truck on the way home, particularly when the pavement runs out and the road turns into a graveled lane cutting through dense forest. They have an unerring radar that helps them avoid crashing into the windshield before they quickly dip away from the lane and return to the woods. But the sighting one night was more special -- a bat duo dancing in front of the truck, maneuvering -- more like an intricate ballet -- in total unison. Up, down, zigging, zagging, charging sideways and doing loop-the-loops. Like warplanes in formation. Like man and woman dancing to the same tune. This vision did not last much longer than about five seconds. But it lives permanently in my memory.