Owl pellets

In this file photo released by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Richard Raid rousts a barn owl from its nesting box on a South Florida farm. Raid, a professor at the Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade, encourages farmers to install nesting boxes in their fields because owls provide natural rodent control. He also gathers and distributes owl pellets, a popular item for youngsters to examine in science classes.

(Photo by: Eric Zamora, University of Florida/IFAS)
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