Barn Owl Pellets Video

The indigestible parts are regurgitated coughed up through the beak in the form of an owl pellet.

Barn owl pellets video.

In the video students can also witness a barn owl regurgitating a pellet just like the ones they will dissect. Facts about owl pellets. In buildings tree or rock cavities. Female barn owl regurgitates owl pellet video from audubon starr ranch ca.

Barn owls are unable to digest the fur and bone of their prey which they usually swallow whole. Most barn owl pellets are found inside roost and or nest sites e g. This owl pellet video will teach students about the barn owl ecosystem and barn owl behavior. This barred owl chick the first to leave the nest at approximately 4 or 5 weeks of age was found branching on the forest floor.

A variety of bird pellets. The video also addresses different types of pellets and how to determine if it is from a barn owl. A hole into a tree cavity or nestbox or a well used hunting perch. Pellets are the undigested parts of a bird s food such as hair or bones which are regurgitated coughed up through the beak.

Not long after i began fi. What is a barn owl pellet. A 4 minute video with david ramsden from the barn owl trust. This video would be a nice addition to a lesson on pellet dissections or one on food chains.

Owl brand discovery kits connects students to nature using owl pellet studies food chain exercises and engaging publications videos and films. This four minute video explains what a barn owl pellet is and the process for how it is formed. What might the birds eat. Pellets found outdoors are much less likely to be from a barn owl unless they are directly below an entrance hole e g.

There s no doubt where a pellet comes from after they ve actually witnessed its regurgitation.