In today’s episode we answer the questions, “How do owls fly so quietly? What do owls eat and what happens to the parts they cannot digest? Can I have a pet owl?” and “Why can we see the moon in the daytime?” We hear some D&D trivia from Librarian Tabby and Jill recommends a chapter book about kids protecting owls. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!   

Jill’s book recommendation: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen  

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C206833 

Concerning owls: 

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/owl  

"owl." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 16 Dec. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/owl/332197#main-ada. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.  

https://blandfordnaturecenter.org/ambassadors-2/?#owls  

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Strigiformes/  

https://www.thesprucepets.com/do-owls-make-good-pets-390707  

https://www.internationalowlcenter.org/owlsaspets.html  

https://www.owlresearchinstitute.org/owls-1  

Concerning the moon: 

The Moon Tonight by Jung Chang-hoo: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C936619  

https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/do-we-all-see-the-same-moon-phase/  

https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/why-can-you-see-the-moon-during-the-day-we-asked-a-nasa-scientist-episode-19/  

https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/  

https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question43.html  

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/  

Moon doesn’t go around the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4z0Z7vC6gE  

Solar time lapse: https://youtu.be/o-DHwNFDgOU