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Westend old bird
 Post subject: Re: MISC BARN OWLS~2012
PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:40 pm 
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What`s a barn owl pellet?
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SuzanneH
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Westend old bird wrote:
What`s a barn owl pellet?


An owl eats a whole mouse and regurgitates the bones that don't get digested all packaged in a dark-colored pellet.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:01 am 
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If you go to my picture website I have posted pictures of barn owls being ringed and I also got some pellets and broke them open. There are pictures there.

http://www.hettenvan.com/foto
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:33 am 
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Hi Suzanne .. I'm not having any luck with your website link. . .I'll keep trying. .
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:47 am 
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Thanks SuzanneH, just could not get the picture in my head , why everyone was openiong them up. But the pictures helped. I never know that they eat everything. Never too old too learn.
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skygirlblue wrote:
Hi Suzanne .. I'm not having any luck with your website link. . .I'll keep trying. .



Oh dear, did you get it to work? I can post some of the pics here :)
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Westend old bird wrote:
Thanks SuzanneH, just could not get the picture in my head , why everyone was openiong them up. But the pictures helped. I never know that they eat everything. Never too old too learn.


You are welcome, it was quite interesting to look inside the pellets.
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thanks Suzanne. . yes I did!!!

BTW, Westend old bird..you can actually buy owl pellets on line. I bought quite a few several years ago (as gifts. . :teehee: )...great fun. . not to mention they drove my cats crazy. . I had to hide them!!!
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I almost forgot about this box its great to see 2 there again I guess it is time for the Owls again I watch to many raptors I can't keep their time schedules straight :pumpkinlaugh:

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Wirral is back online...site has been down for most of the fall and early Dec.

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