The Owlet Casts a Pellet 🦉 4/14/22 14:52

A pellet is when a dark projectile is formed of the indigestible food items (fur, feathers, bone, teeth, etc) which are compressed in the gizzard for several hours, then it moves back up into the glandular stomach where it stays for up to 10 hours before being regurgitated. Once the pellet is cast, the digestive process is finished, leaving the owl able to feed again. Pellets are different sizes depending on the amount of prey consumed within a few hours of each other.

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Courtesy Of:
The Landings, Skidaway Audubon, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Savannah Nest Cam Links

HDonTAP-Cam One & Cam Three:
https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/skidaway-osprey-nest-live-cam

Landings Page-All Three Cam Views:
http://landingsbirdcam.com/?fbclid=IwAR0qLRzyRYWca9OwGani6ydBrKiu_f8VEPcvviF5mMzygJAV1FgM7ni_CXw

The Cornell Lab Cam-Cam One:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/great-horned-owls/

YouTube:
Cam One:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6xiOkJTv8c
Cam Two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemesjvlLs0
Cam Three:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai3UONTNvdc&t=0s