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Every owl pellet is a snapshot of an ecosystem. The bones inside tell you what lived in a field, what it ate, and what ate it. To understand pellets, it helps to understand the bird that makes them: … read more

Once the fur is cleared away, an owl pellet leaves you with a small pile of bones that can look bewildering at first. The good news: a barn owl's prey is mostly small mammals, and their skeletons fo … read more

Dissecting an owl pellet is part treasure hunt, part forensic science. Done carefully, one small pellet can yield a skull, jaws, a pile of vertebrae and enough leg bones to rebuild a mouse. This gui … read more

If you have ever found a grey, furry lump under a barn rafter and wondered what on earth it was, you have met an owl pellet. It is not droppings, and it is not a hairball in the cat sense. It is a t … read more