Link to last post on Manton Bay – April 2018 and link to Useful Links
Summary of the season so far:
Maya arrived back 12 March and Blue 33(11),on 14 March. The pair are currently incubating three eggs - #1 laid 28 March, #2 laid 31 March and #3 on 3 April.
Maya and 33 have incubated these eggs for 34 days now and in a few days we should see the first hatching of the season and another record broken!
Great Mike - LOL I roared to you all :-)
Oh, how wonderful :-) First hatch of 2018.
And from ROP
Hurray! I missed it of course!
33 arrives with a fish
Bobble has its head up
Maya has some fish while 33 stands by.
No fish as yet for #1 but what a strong wee thing it looks.
33 flies off leaving the fish and Maya covers the chick and eggs again
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A couple more pics for good measure
33 arrives back and I see his talons on the fish
But 33 will be standing by with the fish to bring in when Maya calls.
Well captured Karen, the first wee chick of the season and a record breaker at that.
Maya and 33 are great providers, and it is so nice to see a happy nest but MB has always been that. The chicks always seemed to get along quite well, not a lot of bonking goes on LOL
Congratulations to all involved at Rutland and Manton Bay.
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Maya has tossed the empty eggshell to the side
A quick glimpse just now
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Thank you Karen & Mike for the first captures. Wonderful news for us and Maya & 33.
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