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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!
Karen W said:When did the fish appear?
08:33hr - glitchy video :( Are you getting it too? (Also, Windows Movie Maker editor is cutting off the timeline, can't do anything about that.)
Then later, Internet Explorer didn't refresh the page completely so I ended up with hours of this, have now changed browser :(
IMAGICAT
Maya has risen - great view of the bobbles
And proud and ever caring mum
Maya continues to stand over the chicks allowing them some air while shading \watching them
Maya has taken a quick comfort break and has now settled back down on the chicks. Oh she is up and eating a little of the shell.
Now Maya has flown and back and once more begins to eat the shell
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Off and back again.
Can't keep up with her but she seems now to be settling on the chicks.
Hurrah! Just seen the bobbleheads 33 brought more fish and Maya got up to take it but then seemed to change her mind Currently standing to R hand side so can now just see the fiesty #1 33 eating fish on the nest
C ROP
He has flown with the fish
Maya settled on the chicks/egg now
33 arrives with a fresh fish for Maya and the chicks
Chicks
Maya feeds one as the other has gone back to sleep - she is pushing the fish right into its little beak
33 looks on
Maya now gets some fish into the other chick
33 has now flown and Maya continues to feed both chicks
Feed continues - Maya will make sure both get fish and they seem to be getting plenty but I expect most of it will be on the nest LOL
Lovely set of captures Karen.
Birdies LG DU update.
Oh my goodness I go out for a few hours and there has been another hatch! That's great to see. Thanks for all the captures etc, I'll go and read back.
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33 has just landed, grabbed the fish and flew off - well Dad has to eat too :-)
33 has brought the fish back now and Maya is having a good tuck.
Chicks sound asleep
Edit:
They've woken up LOL And Maya offers them more