Photos of owl pellet contents – a guide to help identify the bones of small mammals found when dissecting and analysing Barn Owl pellets.
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- Wood Mouse skull – top
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- Wood Mouse skull – side
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- Wood Mouse skull – bottom
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- Wood Mouse jaw – top
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- Wood Mouse jaw – side
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- House Mouse skull – top
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- House Mouse skull – side
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- House Mouse skull – bottom
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- House Mouse jaw – top
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- House Mouse jaw – side
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- Field Vole skull – top
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- Field Vole skull – side
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- Field Vole skull – bottom
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- Field Vole jaw – top
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- Field Vole jaw – side
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- Common Shrew skull – top
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- Common Shrew skull – side
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- Common Shrew skull – bottom
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- Common Shrew jaw – top
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- Common Shrew jaw – side
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- Brown Rat skull – top
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- Brown Rat skull – side
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- Brown Rat skull – bottom
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- Brown Rat jaw – top
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- Brown Rat jaw – side
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- Bank Vole skull – top
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- Bank Vole skull – side
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- Bank Vole skull – bottom
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- Bank Vole jaw – top
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- Bank Vole jaw – side
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- Pygmy Shrew skull – top
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- Pygmy Shrew skull – side
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- Pygmy Shrew skull – bottom
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- 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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