BOP pellets

[BenBhoy]

Anyone any good at identifying pellets? I think barn owl or kestrel...?? It's evidently roosting/perching up there (but not there the now).

 

[finnbear270]

Barn Owl.

 

[finnbear270]

Break one open & you will be amazed what has been caught.

 

[BenBhoy]

Break one open & you will be amazed what has been caught.

I'm taking them home to do with my kids

 

[Jon P]

Soak it in water over night in a clear jar, will see lots of little bones etc

 

[willie_gunn]

Courtesy of the Barn Owl Survey team of the Barn Owl Trust - original (and a lot more interesting information!) available here:



Would be really interested to know what you find when you dissect them.

 

[BenBhoy]

Courtesy of the Barn Owl Survey team of the Barn Owl Trust - original (and a lot more interesting information!) available here:

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Would be really interested to know what you find when you dissect them.

That is great thanks. Yeah will let you know. Cheers

 

[BenBhoy]

Loving this Identification Guide - Owl Pellets

Thanks @willie_gunn

 

[willie_gunn]

Loving this Identification Guide - Owl Pellets

Thanks @willie_gunn

Also found this handy guide as to the small bones you might find in the pellet:

Owl pellet contents - small mammal bone identification guide

Photos of owl pellet contents - a guide to help identify the bones of small mammals found in Barn Owl pellet dissection and analysis. The Barn Owl Trust.

www.barnowltrust.org.uk

 

[BenBhoy]

Also found this handy guide as to the small bones you might find in the pellet:

Owl pellet contents - small mammal bone identification guide

Photos of owl pellet contents - a guide to help identify the bones of small mammals found in Barn Owl pellet dissection and analysis. The Barn Owl Trust.

www.barnowltrust.org.uk

My girls are going to love this!! Cheers mate

 

[willie_gunn]

My girls are going to love this!! Cheers mate

This might be useful as well: Owl Pellet Dissection

I had a look at the Barn Owl Trust website and they have a wipe-clean version of the dissection chart. I was hoping there was an iPhone App, but it seems not.

You can normally buy the chart as part of a pellet pack from the Barn Owl Trust, which includes a couple of pellets you can dissect at home, but sadly they are out of stock at the moment.

I hope the girls have a great time - I imagine they will be absolutely fascinated by taking a look inside owl poo!

 

[willie_gunn]

I forgot about this - from the Mammal Society:

https://mammal.org.uk/s/Photographic-Guide-to-Bones-in-Owl-Pellets_compressed.pdf

 

[finnbear270]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D2K2eywf5tew&ved=2ahUKEwiZ1s3u4_yJAxX1UkEAHeLMBb0QtwJ6BAgPEAI&usg=AOvVaw1OBXtpkl4RzK2s0BGPrh18

 

[finnbear270]

Owl POO is a different thing altogether .................. and you do NOT want to get involved ........... Projectile whitewash that stinks to high heaven

 

[willie_gunn]

Owl POO is a different thing altogether .................. and you do NOT want get involved ........... Projectile whitewash that stinks to high heaven

Yes, good point - pellets come from the other end!

 

[finnbear270]

We homed a young rescued Barn Owlet, She was with us 20+ years, they can be very affectionate animals.

 

[Smellydog]

There has been a couple of barn owls on a farm where I go ratting. I've not seen a young rat for months just adults!
I even had them fly past carrying small rats and land on the stubble to eat.
Smart birds.

 

[Roebuck9]

Many thanks for the charts willie_gunn and vidio finnbear270 they are fascinating especially for the children.