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class=3D" --089e015387f23e3b2a04f589d876 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm curious about this. I always thought the regurgitation of pellets was an strictly Owl thing. Helene do your other birds of prey produce pellets as well? On 26 March 2014 18:35, Nancy Roberts <nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > A photos would have been a good idea, but we didn't do it. > > The pellets were al the same size - about 3" long and maybe as big around > as a weiner but a little flattened, maybe by the weather after > regurgitation. > > Is that any help? > > > Nancy Roberts Design > Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD > > Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 > 902 461-9488 > > > > On 26-Mar-14, at 6:20 PM, Helene Van Doninck wrote: > > Snowy pellets are HUGE. We have 3 here and I collect their pellets daily. > If you send me a pic I could probably tell you. helene.birdvet@gmail.com > > Maybe put them next to something like a loonie for size comparison :) > > Helene > > Helene Van Doninck DVM > Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre > RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 > 902-893-0253 > birdvet@hotmail.com > www.cwrc.net > Find us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334> and > Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Nancy Roberts < > nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Hello, all, >> >> Many thanks to those who kept us updated about the continuing presence of >> snowy owls at Lawrencetown Beach. We went there with my relatives visiting >> from Philadelphia, and my sister had spotted a prominent snowy before we >> were even out of the car. He/she gave us all a long and close viewing on >> the inland side of the road opposite the parking lot. >> >> Later, we saw at a greater distance over the inland waters a rough-legged >> hawk, which I understand at times hunts with a second rough-legged over the >> bluff at Lawrencetown Beach. >> >> Walking the edge of the bluff, we found numerous elongated pellets, all >> made of the same near-black short fur full of small bones including rodent >> skulls and jaws. >> >> Our question: is there a way to distinguish between snowy and >> rough-legged pellets of the same prey? Given the location on the bluff, >> does that indicate they are more likely rough-legged pellets? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Nancy >> >> Nancy Roberts Design >> Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD >> >> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 >> 902 461-9488 >> >> >> >> > > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --089e015387f23e3b2a04f589d876 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">I'm curious about this. I always thought the reg= urgitation of pellets was an strictly Owl thing. Helene do your other= birds of prey produce pellets as well? </div><div class=3D"gma= il_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"> On 26 March 2014 18:35, Nancy Roberts <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:nancy.roberts@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">nancy.roberts@ns.sympat= ico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"= margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">A photos would have been a good idea, b= ut we didn't do it.<div><br></div><div>The pellets were al the same siz= e – about 3" long and maybe as big around as a weiner but a litt= le flattened, maybe by the weather after regurgitation.</div> <div><br></div><div>Is that any help?<div class=3D""><br><div> <span style= =3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:-w= ebkit-auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;border-c= ollapse:separate;text-transform:none;font-size:medium;white-space:normal;fo= nt-family:Helvetica;word-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <span style=3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;fo= nt-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;border-collapse:separ= ate;text-transform:none;font-size:medium;white-space:normal;font-family:Hel= vetica;word-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <span style=3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;fo= nt-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;border-collapse:separ= ate;text-transform:none;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;font-family:Helve= tica;word-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <span style=3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;fo= nt-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;border-collapse:separ= ate;text-transform:none;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;font-family:Helve= tica;word-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> <span style=3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;fo= nt-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;border-collapse:separ= ate;text-transform:none;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;font-family:Helve= tica;word-spacing:0px"><span style=3D"text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal= ;font-variant:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:norma= l;border-collapse:separate;text-transform:none;font-size:12px;white-space:n= ormal;font-family:Helvetica;word-spacing:0px"><div> <br>Nancy Roberts Design</div><div>Celebrating 22 years of making you look = GOOD</div><div><br></div><div>Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6</div><div><a href=3D"te= l:902%20461-9488" value=3D"+19024619488" target=3D"_blank">902 461-9488</a>= </div> <br></span><br></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> = </div><br></div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><div>On 26-Mar-14, at 6:20 PM, = Helene Van Doninck wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"lt= r"> Snowy pellets are HUGE. We have 3 here and I collect their pellets daily. I= f you send me a pic I could probably tell you. <a href=3D"mailto:helene.bir= dvet@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a><div><br></di= v> <div>Maybe put them next to something like a loonie for size comparison :)= </div><div><br></div><div>Helene</div>