MANTON BAY - APRIL 2019

Is Maya having contractions?  Or has she just settled awkwardly?

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Intruder overhead again, and Maya shoots off after it

I think the threat is still around for Maya has now risen and taken off.  Still just one egg.   

Perhaps a female who Maya is chasing off???

33 remains on the nest

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I wondered about a female, Karen. She is quick to chase it off. 33 is incubating. Maya is standing close by, picking at nesting material and trying to get feet under him, but he is staying put at the moment!

33 disappeared - after someone? - and returned.  Maya didn't take the opportunity to incubate.  

14.4833 returned  Intruder again

Seems to have passed again.  

33 sat down, but is up now 14.21.  

He has flown, and now Maya is incubating

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33 returned with nesting material. I stupidly started another snip rather than saving it. His talons were above the nest with dry matter dangling beneath!
He rose, and attempted a mating, but she shrugged him off. She is standing on the edge of the cup. 33 has flown again
14.27 Maya gently lowers herself into the cup and incubates

LOL 33 returned with another clump and must have dropped it on Maya. She stood up and started to sort it out, and 33 got into the cup but thought better of it. 33 flew off 14.31 Maya is watching and dithering. Cam has the three white blobs on it...

A lovely big FISH delivery from 33.  Maya takes it and flies off.  33 proudly incubates

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Thanks Sheila. Just looked in and wondered if there had been a fish delivery when seeing 33 incubating as about 15 minutes ago when I last looked Maya was incubating and calling.

33 has just taken off!!

And quickly returns and gets back on the egg.