Michelle Anderson sent along the following wonderful series of photos of her troupe of young naturalists. 
Elijah, Atticus, and Lucas
Atticus ‘Eagle Eye’ Anderson discovered a pile of owl pellets under a large hemlock tree in Rockport.
Dissecting the pellets are Sabina and Lucas Sappia, Esme and Elijah Sarrouff, and Atticus and Meadow Anderson. So interesting and so cool! THANK YOU MICHELLE FOR SHARING!!!
Puzzle piece for scale
Close-up
Earlier that same day, the naturalists were checking for alewife at the Gloucester fish ladder. They saw seven alewife in total, three actually going up the ladder!
Story and photos by Michelle Anderson.
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Dissecting the pellets are Sabina and Lucas Sappia, Esme and Elijah Sarrouff, and Atticus and Meadow Anderson. So interesting and so cool! THANK YOU MICHELLE FOR SHARING!!!
Good Morning Gloucester 
The curiosity, resourcefulness and diligence of these kids is making me hopeful about our future! Thx to their families and friends for inspiring them!
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It’s not owl pooh, it’s owl barf!
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Twyla is correct. They cough these pellets up because they can’t digest bones, etc. Also, I just learned that people sell these things on Amazon. Weird, right?
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Hands on lessons best way to go learn through feeling it and be part of hands on 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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