Owl pellet contents: small mammal bone identification guide
Photos of owl pellet contents – a guide to help identify the bones of small mammals found when dissecting and analysing Barn Owl pellets.
Wood Mouse skull – top
Wood Mouse skull – side
Wood Mouse skull – bottom
Wood Mouse jaw – top
Wood Mouse jaw – side
House Mouse skull – top
House Mouse skull – side
House Mouse skull – bottom
House Mouse jaw – top
House Mouse jaw – side
Field Vole skull – top
Field Vole skull – side
Field Vole skull – bottom
Field Vole jaw – top
Field Vole jaw – side
Common Shrew skull – top
Common Shrew skull – side
Common Shrew skull – bottom
Common Shrew jaw – top
Common Shrew jaw – side
Brown Rat skull – top
Brown Rat skull – side
Brown Rat skull – bottom
Brown Rat jaw – top
Brown Rat jaw – side
Bank Vole skull – top
Bank Vole skull – side
Bank Vole skull – bottom
Bank Vole jaw – top
Bank Vole jaw – side
Pygmy Shrew skull – top
Pygmy Shrew skull – side
Pygmy Shrew skull – bottom
Pygmy Shrew jaw – side
Photos of the skull and jaw bones of a Wood Mouse, House Mouse, Field Vole, Common Shrew, Brown Rat, Bank Vole and Pygmy Shrew – the main prey of wild Barn Owls in the UK. Sometimes owl pellet contents may include small birds, moles, bats or frogs – but these are quite rare. Owl pellet identification guide – including photos of some unusual pellets.
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- Barn Owl pellet dissection and analysis.
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