Dunwoody Nature Center forest schoolers dissected owl pellets
Inside the pellets, the young students found tiny bones and pieced together what each owl had eaten, mostly rodents.
Owls stay in the area all year, and forest schoolers at Dunwoody Nature Center got to know them by dissecting owl pellets.
Owls often swallow prey whole, the center explains, and cough up the bones and fur they cannot digest as a pellet. The students found tiny bones and worked out what each owl had eaten.
Their finding: owls eat a lot of rodents. The center notes that pellets are a safe, humane way to learn about owls, and no owls are harmed.
From Dunwoody Nature Center· Instagram · Nov 6
Open the post“Fall migration is in full swing, and lots of birds are heading south for the winter! 🍂✈️ But some birds stick with us all year long, and owls are one of them. 🦉💛 This week, our forest schoolers got to know these year-round neighbors by dissecting owl pellets. 🔍 Wait, what's an owl pellet? 🤔 🍽️ Owls often swallow their prey whole 🦴 They can't digest the bones and fur 🫘 So they cough them up as a neat little pellet! Inside, our young scientists found tiny bones and pieced together what each owl had eaten. 🐭🦴 Their big discovery? Owls eat a LOT of rodents, which makes them one of nature's best pest controllers, every season of the year. 🌙🌿 Owl pellets are a natural, safe, and humane way to learn about owls. No owls are harmed! 💚 #ForestSchool #OwlPellets #NatureBasedLearning #OutdoorClassroom #DunwoodyNatureCenter”
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