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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!
What is that manky bit of something Maya has just dropped by the chicks? Looks like half a brick.
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Family snap
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Feed in progress. Only two feeding though. Third out of sight.
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Birdies LG DU update.
Unknown said:What is that manky bit of something Maya has just dropped by the chicks?
Most likely a cow pat Korky - we saw a few of them on the nest last season :-D
Missed the feed so thanks for the capture Mike.
Maya tidying up as the chicks sleep - they must all be full :-)
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33 has been lurking on the camera post and has just dropped down and taken off with the fish.
Maya had a quick fly off and has returned with more nesting material.
Just what was needed to cheer me up. Three little bobble head osplets having lunch. The biggest one seemed to eat twice as much as its siblings but they all had a good feed.
Another feed under way and all three up for it.
Thanks for all the updates and captures.
Just now it is raining and Maya is sheltering the chicks
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