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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!
Maya taking a break just now - current view of eggs
33 arrives while Maya lands on the campost
Maya flies off having a little exercise flight round the bay while 33 sits.
Maya now returns
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Maya continues to fiddle around the nest while 33 sits
I see that Maya has flown again leaving 33 sitting but I suspect she will not be far away.
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Thanks Karen.
Birdies LG DU update.
The cam has just zoomed in !!!!
Must be preparing for the new arrival :-))
Paul no doubt pacing the floor of the VC!
LOL Mike
Oh, BTW, I thought your post about 33 reinforcing the "cot rails" was priceless ROTFL
Maya has returned. She is fiddling with the hay as 33 continues to sit.
33 looks so happy that Maya decides to leave him be and flies off :-)
She probably thinks I'll be on there long enough before long so I'll leave him in peace a bit longer!
A hole!!!
33 flew off giving us a clear view of the eggs plus with the cam being zoomed in. I thought I saw a hole earlier!