Owl Pellets and the Arboretum!

Today was really fun! My partner, Gaby, and I had the opportunity to dig through an owl pellet and we found some really interesting bones and even a skull! Based on the chart we were given, we suspect that it was some kind of rodent skull. I was so excited about this little excavation that I had to take one home and dig some more! I'll be posting anything interesting that I find. =)

Here are some pictures of our owl pellet we found in class today:

The skull is starting to show itself!

Teeth! 

My partner, Gaby, trying to put the skull back together again! 

Our professor is showing us a huge skull someone else in our class found...it was almost the size of my thumb! 

At the end of the day... We were able to uncover these remains of the little rodent our owl ate... 

Here's the chart we used to identify the bones we were finding: 

My partner and I - We were quite the happy diggers. =) 

After digging through those owl pellets, we all ventured out to the arboretum. 

Here's Briana, myself, and Gaby getting started!

Daffodils!

Random mushroom all by its lonely self...

This tree was GIGANTIC.

We found our mushroom a buddy!

What's more peaceful than a creek? =)

Perhaps a bench surrounded by bamboos?

Or watching turtles sunbathe?

What better way to end class on a Tuesday than in the outdoors?