Letters to our Keypals in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
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| Dear Jesse, Do you like owls? Well, if you do, you will like this: a great horned owl can squeeze with 800 lbs. of pressure and go through bones. We got to take apart owl pellets. Owl pellets are when an owl eats some kind of animal, and then it rolls it up inside. Then they throw it up. And then it is an owl pellet. The owl pellet is all bones. Owls have big eyes. They have green eyes. Owls can kill an eagle, and then take over its nest. My favorite owl is a barn owl. Barn owls are cool. Great horned owls have tufts. Your keypal, Taylor |
Dear Kaitlin, I am a new girl, and I am happy we learned all about owls. The great horned owl can eat a house cat. I liked looking at the bones. They are cool. We found a mouse in the pellet. It was very exciting! Your keypal, Heather |
| Dear Krisztina, The great horned owl can crush with 800 pounds of pressure. The great horned owl can kill an eagle. The great horned owl can go over our heads, and you can not even hear it. The great horned owl's feathers are soft. Your keypal, Ryan E. |
Dear Ashley, Did you know owls have three eye lids? I love owls. Do you? Did you know that an owl's claw can go right through your arm and come out the other side? If it's a great horned owl, that is! Your keypal, Evan |
| Dear Cheyenne, I am learning about owls. I am learning about owl pellets. What are you learning about? Your keypal, Kayla |
Dear Dakoda, I am learning about owls. It is fun! Dan the Owl Man came and did some slides, and we dissected owl pellets. I liked Dan the Owl Man. We are learning about the great horned owl. The claws are called talons. In my owl pellet, I found mouse bones and fur. I like the great horned owl. Your keypal, Jeff |
| Dear Kyle, We have been writing about owls. We took apart owl pellets. Most of us got skulls. Owls are cool. They don't build nests. They use another bird's nest. Do you like owls? Your keypal, Grant |
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Owl Journals |
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| From Emmaleah's Owl Journal When Dan came, I learned that an owl can bite another owl's head off. I learned that owls can't live a long time. Owls are cool. The barn owl likes barns. The great horned owl likes to eat cats. The great horned owl likes to eat skunks. P-U! I like owls. |
From Kiana's Owl Journal When Dan came I learned that some owls can eat a chicken. Great horned owls are so big. Owls have sharp talons. I loved seeing the owls up close! |
| From Colleen's Owl Journal When Dan came I learned owls can eat other owls. Some owls see really good. Owls can be little, and some can be really big. Owls are really cool! I saw all sorts of owls! The neatest thing I saw were the owl pellets. |
From Heidi's Owl Journal When Dan came I learned that the great horned owls are very strong. The burrowing owl can make a noise like a rattlesnake! |
| From Terence's Owl Journal When Dan came I learned that owls can be quiet. I like the owl. |
From Evan's Owl Journal When Dan came I learned that owls have rough on the bottom of their feet. And that the barn owl could hear a mouse up to 100 feet away. Wow!! The great horned owl's claw can go right through your bone because the pressure is 800 pounds. Wow! |
| From Grant's Owl Journal When Dan came I learned about great horned owls. They have feathers on their head. The feathers look like ears. |
From Ryan G.'s Owl Journal When Dan came I learned that owls eat frogs. If a great horned owl lands on your hand, its talons could go right through your hand. |
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Here are our sixth grade buddies helping us dissect owl pellets.
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