Pellet or poop
- Thread starter KirsteenA
- Start date
I don't know... It is BIG, and there appear to be berries... Unfortunately it is now mislaid somewhere in the house so I can't take it apart!
It looks like our friend the Raven. They eat dead animals and also mice, voles and the like. But they'll also eat some seed and berries. What the bird can't digest it brings it up and spits it out. I can't see very well from the picture but the berries may just be the remains of old berry skins?.
Never heard or seen of Eagle, Hawk or owl eating seed or fruit.
Never heard or seen of Eagle, Hawk or owl eating seed or fruit.
The area is well populated by raven so that might explain the blend of berries and furrier material! I think those are the shell of Rowan berry (Sorbus aucuparia). Thank you again.
Googling further I found the following on the website www.isleofharris.com:
Many birds, including Ravens regurgitate any bits of food that they cannot digest by coughing it up in a ball called a pellet, once a day or so. Raven pellets can often be found on hill tops or promontories where they spend a lot of time perching. By pulling their pellets apart it’s possible to find out exactly what your local Ravens have been eating. Although they will scavenge on dead lambs and take bird eggs through the spring you will find that many of their pellets are full of beetles and even rowan berries at other times of year.
Everyday is a schoolday!
Many birds, including Ravens regurgitate any bits of food that they cannot digest by coughing it up in a ball called a pellet, once a day or so. Raven pellets can often be found on hill tops or promontories where they spend a lot of time perching. By pulling their pellets apart it’s possible to find out exactly what your local Ravens have been eating. Although they will scavenge on dead lambs and take bird eggs through the spring you will find that many of their pellets are full of beetles and even rowan berries at other times of year.
Everyday is a schoolday!
Tahkahikew has been schooled by his elders to read his world.
That's my simplistic explanation for the native success.
The rest of us are on our own.
That's my simplistic explanation for the native success.
The rest of us are on our own.
