Owls swallow their prey whole or divide it into more-or-less intact portions.
With larger quarry, owls use their feet and talons to grip the victim, which
is then torn and dismembered by the sharp bill. They do not have a crop or
throat pouch to store food.
The food is eaten, but the bones and often the fur or feathers of the victims
are indigestible. From time to time owls regurgitate pellets containing the
indigestible remnants of victims - bone, fur, scales, feathers, etc., and
this frequent function is often performed at a regular site.
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