Barred Owl eating, (Warning : BLOOD)

Juvenile Barred Owl eating it's breakfast. It eventually flies out of the view and is replaced by it's hungry sibling.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• barred
• owl
• owlet

[stevenscottoddballz]

I'm curious - I've heard about Owl "bringing up pellets" of the undigested bones. Is this the way they defecate? Or is this something different?

[paulyorke]

@stevenscottoddballz Thats a good question.

I am no expert, but the way i understand it, their plumbing is very different from ours.

They only have one outlet, it it produces a wet product, that is mostly liquid.

Solids are removed in the stomach and coughed up as pellets. Bones, feathers, bits of fur, shells from crabs, all must come up.

After typing the above i found owlpages dot com has a great page. Google 'owl digestion'

A much more detailed and reliable source.

[paulyorke]

It looks like a bird. Maybe a dove.

[CloverParasite]

you mean on the description it eats its sibling?

[paulyorke]

no eating of siblings, the two siblings owlets shared the meal.

[owlcritic]

why dose the eagle get top billing as the name of a fighter jet?Bald Eagles are dandified buzzards.Nw the owl,thats truly a leathal flying machine.totaly silent in flight,gan fly and see in the dark,low level kill performance,nearly 360 degree head turn,can kill and eat prey the size of a rabbit.yea,owls rule,but eagles are ok

[paulyorke]

I agree.

One hunting strategy they use is to use a single loud hoot to flush out prey. Just the sound of their hoot sends small prey into motion. That motion generates sound that is the last sound these animals ever make.

[JimmyJoeLard]

Nice of them to stay close to the nest for these followup scenes

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[MrJuancarloslover]

OMG OMG HE IS SOOOO CUTE!!!

[Kludd1935]

are barred owls tytos? You know, due to there black eyes.

[ShowThemNoMarcy]

OM NOM NOM NOM!

[stevenscottoddballz]

@MPSecare Aw, SWEET! I remember when I was living in Las Vegas. When I went to Church Outreach (visiting those who were new, or haven't been to Church for a while to check on them, to pray...) One visit we made the member came out to meet us, & pointed up in the tree branch just above us. I saw my FIRST hummingbird nest! They're SO cute! SO small! I would LOVE to see the size of the eggs!

Yes, I do know about keeping the nectar fresh. My grandmother taught me about that when I was young. Thanks

[MPSecare]

@stevenscottoddballz ahh I have a handful of ruby throat hummingbird nests in my front yard, excellent! Make sure you keep the nectar fresh, if it ferments the birds can get really sick off of it!

[stevenscottoddballz]

@MPSecare Aw, COOL! I like raptors! They're fun to see! I get tired of seeing crows & seagulls all the time! - I live in Southern New York Occasionally, I'll see a different bird across the street, & use my binoculars - FALCON! During the warmer months, I have a feeder on my balcony for another RARE visitor - hummingbirds! YEARS &YEARS ago, during the summer, I'd see quite a few blue jays, and on rare occasions, my favorite - cardinals! I haven't seen either of the last 2 birds for a few years.

[MPSecare]

@stevenscottoddballz No problem man I love owls and raptors. I have some cool clips from a raptor show I saw at Cabela's in PA

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[stevenscottoddballz]

@MPSecare Ah-HA! So they ARE different! Thank you VERY MUCH for clearing up a question I have had for YEARS!

[MPSecare]

@TheKraitman Nothing beats the snowy owl in a RL staring contest. xD

[MPSecare]

@DeadMan3290 juvie raptors tend to let humans get closer to them, you can almost tell that they are immature. Also feather patterns. Also owls are sexually dimorphic in maturity and their feathers change so if you are having a hard time determining its sex its a bigger possibility that it is young !