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Index of Subjects Thanks Randy. And that would explain the fresh corn in the other pellet. There is lots of grain corn free for the taking on the dykeland right now, harvest of huge fields being about 1/2+ complete overall. Rick. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: > Rick, > > Without actually having the pellet in my hand, I'd venture to say it has a > duck mandible in it. Horned Owls have a very diverse diet...it surprises me > that they're less common (around here, anyway) than Barreds. > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > On 26 October 2012 13:59, Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Yesterday, Oct 25, on the main dyke just S of East Point, N. Grand >> Pre, I flushed a Great Horned Owl that was right on the dyke. It flew >> a short distance to an older dyke where it tucked in to some of the >> salt tolerant plants. It must have stayed there for hours because >> today there were two substantial pellets. I have a fine photo of the >> owl & equally fine photos of the pellets, for those of you into >> coprology. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/9ydrxt6 >> >> When the owl flew, several crows immediately flew in for close looks >> but did not stick around at all. On my return trip, I saw two ravens >> do the same thing. I was struck that they left also after a single >> look, a very different reaction from their extreme attacks on >> Short-eared Owls. >> >> Yesterday I had a pale Savannah Sparrow, just S of East Point, which >> did not make the grade with Ian as an Ipswich. I think the photo is >> useful as a not-Ipswich. >> >> Today I had my first Snow Bunting of this fall just S of East Point, >> also photographed. >> >> Rick Whitman > > -- Rick Whitman
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