I went looking for my Barred Owl friend and I couldn't find him, but I found a bunch of pellets. You know, after the owl eats a critter it barfs up the fur and bones and such, that's a pellet. Owl barf, lol.
Those are tiny little teeth.
Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. :) MM started on Sept 29, 2008 - THANX to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!
WOW, Lisa...so amazing! I had to call in my oldest, b/c I knew he'd be fascinated.
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ReplyDeleteEww! Super hair balls. Tis a neat sequence Lisa. I've missed you guys. Been busy.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say... just finished my dinner before coming to post my macro... not the most appetizing of images but an interesting report on one of mother nature's creatures! (and an interesting series)
ReplyDeleteKinda gross, right up my alley!!
ReplyDeleteI had to disect one in my Ornithology class. Awesome find.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to see an owl pellet. Honestly! Thanks! I never knew what they looked like.
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Oh my!
ReplyDeleteYears ago I taught summer school and it was all about hands on activities. The science department of the district got owl pellets for us to us with our classes. It was so much fun discovering what was inside.
The kids loved it.
Super shots Lisa!
That's incredible, and fantastic find! You remind me of the movie "Legend of the Guardians" where you will find crystals if you break the pellets apart!
ReplyDeletereally interesting!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteinteresting... really interesting... and not at all what I expected to see.... kinda gross tho' thanks for sharing... thanks to the owl for sharing too. :)
ReplyDeleteMemories!!! We dissected these in Biology class in high school!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, but disgusting subject! I've actually found a couple of owl pellets on my deck railing.
ReplyDeleteMy three boys would absolutely love this stuff!
ReplyDeleteInteresting...great shots!
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nice job!
ReplyDeleteOh, great! Owl vomit. I'm sure glad I love you, already.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics but ewww. interesting though.
ReplyDeleteI gotta tell you...it sort of reminds me of when I had cats!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting subject ! and the picture is real nice. You gave me an idea, what about cat barf ? Doesn't look so aethetic, though, lol !
ReplyDeleteVery cool shots Lisa!! Last year, we watched some baby owls hatch right up until they flew away. They owl couple even came back to hatch a second batch. Ever since then, we've been wanting to dissect some owl pellets. I think it'd be so cool do discover what's inside!! I'm glad you shared these Lisa....they're great!!
ReplyDeleteMysterious and evocative texture. I had never seen owl vomit.
ReplyDeleteCool and unusual!
ReplyDeleteEasy to see what the owl had for breakfast, lunch and dinner ;)
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I have to say I found your macro very interesting....Loved how you could see the bones in it. Pretty neat!
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In all my 60+ years, I've not heard the terminology 'owl pellet'!! Hmmmmmmmm.
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Have a super Monday.
Oh, I remember examining those in junior high school.
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ReplyDeleteIt was amazing to see stuff like this in the city recently. Easier to recognize that it must have been an owl now. I saw a hawk tearing apart a pigeon once close up, but alas, no camera that time.
ReplyDeleteLovely closeup, but a little icky knowing what the owl had for lunch.
ReplyDeletewe pay good money to buy these from a science supply catalog....
ReplyDeletedidn't know you had a gold mine there, did ya?
they are so interesting to go through~
what an amazing world.
love that you shared this.
chas
Ewwwwwwwww....but I have to say, congrats on keeping your eyes open and noticing the world around you! :)
ReplyDeleteSo I can tick off my "new thing learned today"... never knew about owl pellets. Can't say I find them visually appealing, yet interesting it surely is. So I'm thankful for your macros - now I never have to get up close and personal myself. :-D
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting subject. Makes a change from all those pretty flowers I so like to post :)
ReplyDeleteGross but interesting and unique as usual!!. I've seen those before but didn't know what they were.
ReplyDeleteGreat find; that owl had been helping to control the rodent population!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen it in reality. Not much owl either by the way. Great shots.
ReplyDeletewow look at all those little bones 'n things!
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ReplyDeleteWow! No words needed with this post. ... perhaps a burp would do, though. :)
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you, Lisa. I should have known something like this was in the offing after recent pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteEwww....and yet very interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteHmmmm! Lisa, sometimes you make me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is disgusting ;-), however, I love learning. So thank you for the nice capture and a great lesson of nature.
ReplyDeleteThis is just the weirdest set of photos. And the coolest. I was one of those kids who was always fascinated by this stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis looks gory. But owl pellet is certainly an interesting name.
ReplyDeleteA few years ago the kids and I ordered owl pellets to disect. It came with a paper so you could identify what the owl had eaten. Really, it was awfully gross and yet very fascinating at the same time. What do you think your owl has been eating?
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