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Kentucky Color: Barn Owl Questions

By Billy Joe Fudge

Are there Barn Owls at Homeplace on Green River? Yes, and you are looking at the evidence. (Photo with article)

Note: Click article title for the photo and for Billy Joe's informative Q&A about Barn Owls at Homeplace on Green River.

Is that a nickel?
Yes, the tails side I believe.

Is that owl poop?
No.

What is it?
It's an owl pellet.

What is an owl pellet?
Owls swallow their prey whole and it goes into their gizzard.

What in the world is a gizzard?
A gizzard is the first muscular part of a bird's digestive system.

Why do birds have gizzards?
Birds don't have teeth to chew their food. The muscular gizzard grinds the digestible parts of the food that then passes on into the stomach and intestines.

So, what is an owl pellet?
It is the hair and bones of the prey that aren't digestible. The gizzard wraps the bones up inside the hair, forming the pellet which passes back into the esophagus and is regurgitated back out of the owls mouth.

Do Barn owls have the ability to see in the dark?
Yes, they can see in very low light but they have about the best hearing of any animal. They can hear a mouse's heartbeat up to 30 feet away! That phenomenal hearing allows them to hunt in total darkness!

Homeplace on Green River uses education, conservation, and agritourism to preserve and promote rural American culture while exploring the sustainability of agriculture in our natural ecosystem.

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Kentucky Color: Owl pellet found at HGR

2025-04-23 - Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge.

Owls swallow their prey whole. An owl pellet contains undigested hair and bones, which owls regurgitate. Billy Joe found this one at Homeplace on Green River, and broke it apart before photographing so that the bones could be seen. Click 'read more' for an informative Q&A.
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