I am 54 and every year I am amazed what I will found outside to lay it under my old mikroskope or zoomlamp. Fantastic Episode! I love this stuff you never hear in biology class anymore ... .
Going on hikes, I would keep my eyes out for pellets. Some people think it’s poop, but it’s regurgitated material. It’s fascinating examining what the owls eat. We have Barred Owls in summer and Snowy Owls in winter here in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
LOVE barn owls with their heart-shape face ! When you see them in flight with the hues of dusk, their feathers reflect the last traces of the sun , it's just mesmerising !
How amazing to see those so very, very tiny little bones. Owls are one of my favorite birds and I love listening to them. My husband and I went fishing one day and came across a very large Red Tailed Hawk. He was just sitting there on the ground drooling and we were only 2-3 feet away from and he hissed very loudly. I told my husband if he were still there when we came back by later that I was going to capture him and take him to the vet who takes care of animals for the wild life commission of North Carolina. I did so and I gave them the exact location he was found and after he was well they released him back into the wild. Just being able to stroke that beautiful birds head was something I will never forget and it gave me cold chills. What a thrill. Love your videos.
That was very interesting. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada and pretty much every winter we have Snowy owls overwintering here. Two years ago I collected some pellets from the base of a utility pole and had my grandson and granddaughter dissect them. They thought that was very cool as did I. My daughter is a kindergarten teacher and I have supplied her with multiple pellets for her classes. Unfortunately the barn owls have been all but extirpated from this area. Thanks for the great information.💕🇨🇦
One of the things I miss most about my aunt's cottage in Huron country is the birds. Waking up to the crow, drifting off to sleep with loons, everything in between. Western New York is full of my favourite blue jays, though.
I got to dissect an owl pellet in one of my high school classes (about 30 years ago, lol). I remember it because it was really fascinating. Barn owls are so beautiful! Well, all owls are beautiful, but I do love barn owls!❤
Lovely video and lesson on owls diets. When I first moved here 7 years ago I used to sit in my garden at dusk and watch a barn owl go round the edges of the field in front of me. At times he/she would be only 7-8 feet away from me. Unfortunately the old building they used to roost/nest in has been developed and they are gone. I keep my eye open for somewhere I could put an owl box in the hope of enticing them back because I really miss them (plus anything to help keep the rodent population under control is welcome).
This was so fascinating! I have a friend that lives in Florida in the US that has a pair of screech owls nesting in a box in his backward. He installed a camera in the box. He’s been sharing video of the male bringing the female food while she is on the nest. She’s getting a steady diet of frogs, lizards and bugs. It’s fascinating watching them. TFS♥️
This was fascinating. Your passion is catching and very effective to pass on your knowledge as well as the pleasure that goes with the discoveries and the learning. Thanks, I love your videos.
I have done that with the kids of my mate and we had loads of fun. In the netherlands we call the " uilenballen " = owlballs. In one we found the sculls of more than one mouse..
Great video. It was like a necropsy of dinner. I love in North Carolina in America. We also have laws about no interference in birds of prey. Thanks for your channel. I love Fable.
That’s really cool, I do a lot a hunting myself not for birds but I’ve come to a tree once in a while and I see this pallet on the ground and I look up and Shernoff he still sitting there staring at me too cool I just walk away .
So interesting! Thank you for teaching us! I have an owl in the wood right outside my bedroom window that chants for me (or at least I pretend it is for me only) at the same time every evening. I believe it is a tawny owl that is trying to get its parents to feed it while the parents now think it is too big to be fed :)
I attended elementary school in Washington State and in third grade, we got to dissect an owl pellet to see what bones were inside; it was interesting and smelled terrible! :) Love your videos and think it's so fascinating to learn more about these amazing animals and falconry in general.
Very interesting video & well demonstrated Amy. I have seen other videos dealing with the dissection of bird pellets. Always very interesting to watch and learn from. Hope that you guys are doing well. How is the little one doing? I hope that Fable is behaving herself as well! 👍👍😉😉
Loved the lesson, Amy! We have 3-4 generations of burrowing owls living near our house. I'll try to find some pellets to dissect when they are not around (for my own safety, hehe, they are intimidating little birds)!
Seems my previous response has disappeared during an edit, so here is the bit I clipped from that addition when “save” didn’t work (took a while, maybe there’s a time limit on that): “Edit: I just noticed your “hehe”, and feel awkward as if I was throwing it back to you. Oof... ...also, that intimidating behaviour, you are fortunate or lucky. I love birds, and have never had a single one spend that kind of energy on me. My mom did tell of a partridge or something flying up and perching on her head once while she was out for a walk. Quite a thrill for that dear then-90+ y.o., she said she spoke to those birds on her walks. Spoke WITH them as I remember now, said they answered back!” Cheers!
We used to dissect owlpellets during biology class when in elementry Very interesting indeed, we got to keep the bones from our pellet; i was 'lucky' and am now the owner of a nearly intact shrew skeleton
Very interesting. Thank You. My cats & I love to watch Fable. I think there surprised at the bird who is as big as they are. I love Fable's voice, it's very sexy, lol. She'd be a good voice for something like "Alexa" the device some people talk to in their home.
That was really interesting! I'll look if I can find some in my area when I go on a hike. Are there ways to differenciate what bird of prey has made it? Well, I suppose if you find feathers from the own bird in it that is a sign.
Crows must be the same. I throw scraps out in the front yard and I see them sometimes spit up things as they sit on the fence before feasting at Alan's smorgasbord.
Today while putting rubbish in the bin in my backyard, a magpie suddenly appeared on the fence in front of me, no more than 2 feet away. It jumped down onto the bins and started chattering at me. I just had to get a picture of it! This was a wild bird yet it seemed incredibly tame, it wasn't scared of me at all. Then to my amazement I looked closer and saw it had a ring on its leg. This got me intrigued about its life story, where it came from. Was it hand reared? Why would someone put a ring on a wild bird? The only birds I've ever seen with rings on their legs are racing pigeons.
In the night I hear the owl. I don’t know where it is , but I love to hear him, never seen him. He’s been there for years.that is why I keep my window open always.
I see those Harry Potter books on your shelf behind you! I have a similar UK set as well. I like the original UK cover art a lot better than the original USA cover art. Have you either taken the official sorting or know which house you'd be in if we weren't all muggles?
What about eagles? They actually eat the bones through choice. Their stomach acid is uber strong to enable them to digest and extract the nutrients from the bones.
4:03 yeeee mama dem puppies are just the right comfortin for spooky mice skellies Fable coulda lay eggs in there pls utube dont have a whole lot of vids on how to help ravens raise fledglings
If the owl's are natural and live near you, what happens with your own birds when your flying them? Do they go visit them? Or might they end up doing a territorial thing and have a bit of a fight?