Welcome to Ecology Blueprints, where wildlife and human ecology meet. This blog celebrates the wonder of nature, exploring the wildlife that thrives in our oceans, skies, cities, and wild spaces. Whether you’re here to learn, build, or be inspired, you’re in the right place. At OBDK, we believe every space should be a classroom, so you’ll find our Conservation in a Box blueprints on this page—real tools for real-world stewardship.
Not all animals sleep through winter! Explore what true hibernation is and why owls stay awake, hunting smart, and thriving in the snow. .
As the days get shorter and the nights grow longer, owls step into the spotlight. Explore how owls survive winter, what species you might see (or hear!) in December, and simple Christmas-season activities to bring these nighttime neighbors into your classroom or home.
From pumpkin pie to mashed potatoes, Thanksgiving dinner starts in fields and barns that owls quietly patrol at night. Explore how classic American Thanksgiving recipes connect to owl habitats, how farm chemicals can affect them, and how to turn your holiday feast into a powerful nature and food-web lesson for students.
Barn Owls offer their own silent version of Thanksgiving, gliding over harvested fields and keeping ecosystems in balance. This lesson in gratitude invites students to explore how every creature — seen and unseen — plays a vital role in the food web.
Explore how bats and owls support healthy ecosystems through pest control, pollination, and seed dispersal—plus the challenges they face and classroom activities to bring nighttime ecology to life.
Discover how Barn Owls build their homes in a changing landscape — and how human-made nest boxes restore the harmony between nature and farming.
Discover how owl pellets reveal the hidden stories of ecosystems, connecting wildlife, farming, and science through nature’s own data.
Explore how Barn Owls adapt their diets during the fall harvest, and how irrigation, prey abundance, and farming practices shape their silent nightly hunts.
The Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) may be no taller than a pint glass, yet its role in North American ecosystems is anything but small. This adaptable nocturnal hunter thrives in forests, orchards, city parks, and even suburban backyards — wherever trees offer shelter and safe nesting sites.
At OBDK, we offer a collection of posters designed to teach students about wildlife in a clear, visual, and engaging way. Each piece combines high-quality illustrations with key information, making it an ideal tool to support teachers, spark curiosity, and enrich the learning experience.
Barn owl pellets are not waste — they're carefully packed bundles of fur, bones, and insect exoskeletons, the parts of their prey that cannot be digested.
Barn owls as natural pest control and prairie protectorsSilent wings, sharp eyes, and a knack for solving mysteries — barn owls like me, Lady Eleanor Bones, are nature’s pest control team.
