Exploring Owl Pellets
We had the opportunity to work with real owl pellets! They owl pellets came from Vancouver, Washington and we dissected them! The owls in this area often eat vole's - here is the bone structure of the vole!
Students had a great time pulling apart the fur to reveal real bones of the small rodents the owl had eaten. Here are some pictures of our experience and the bones we found.
Ask me what this is... Trying to explore
Scientientists at work......
Ask me what we did...
Found some feathers.....
Ask me how we disected the Owl Pellet and founf these bones
We matched the bones to the animals on the sheet.....
These are the pellets (or castings) of a Long-eared Owl. They consist of undigested fur, feathers, bills, claws, teeth, skulls and bones of the prey animals. In owls, the pellet forms from 6 to 10 hours after the meal is eaten, and is regurgitated from 10 to 16 hours after the meal.
Link to watch the Owl Pellet Song with me....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FENowCc-A8M
What is the owl doing?
Ask me what is regurginate?
Who is the predator and point to the prey?
Today we finally released our butterflies into their natural habitat.
Look for the butterfly
Observing the butterflies before releasing them
Saying our good byes!
Out in the natural world
Making sure our butterflies are safe from the predators
Look at me in my natural habitat
Engaged and excited
We had so much fun learning about butterflies!
Sitting out in nature!
Can you predict what is this camouflaged in the wood?
Enjoy learning with us!
Thanks,
Mrs. Malik
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