Baby owls sleep on their stomachs! They sleep in their bellies because their heads are too heavy! Hi my name is Heather & I have been photographing and filming owls for nearly 15 years! #babyowls #cuteowl #babyowlssleeplayingdown #owlfacts #owlology #owleducation #birdvideos My favorite video is @Theeowlqueen

Look at this beautiful great horned owl mom cast her owl pellet! Owl pellets are like cat hairballs! Owls swallow their prey and their stomach extracts the nutrients while compressing prey into a pellet the owl must throw up. It can't go through their intestines because the bones and teeth in said pellet would perforate them. #owlpellet #owlpellets #greathornedowl #owlmom #theeowlqueen #canadianphotographer #ontariocreates #conservethewonder #canadiancreatives | Thee Owl Queen

If you think owl pellets are owl poop, you’re wrong, that’s gross. Owl pellets are owl puke. The avian stomach has two parts: a glandular part like a human stomach then a grinding organ called a gizzard. After an owl throws back a whole rodent, the soft food parts like muscle, organs and fat get ground into tiny bits and pass through the rest of the digestive system. The bits that can’t be digested like big bones, fur and teeth can’t move past the gizzard. The gizzard is like a filter. “The undi