Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Alison said:
Maya has been known to lay four eggs in recent years, though, hasn’t she?
Yes Alison, she did in 2017 and as far as I am aware this has been the only time.
Funny you should mention this for considering Maya seems to be in such good condition (only thing we can think of with her laying her first egg so quickly) that could she lay four again actually crossed my mind. Personally I think three is more than enough to raise but if it was the case then I think this pair could do it.
But just for the record, the last mating I saw, and posted of, was 07:45 this morning.
33 in with a nice big fish
Maya takes it and flies off with it
c L&RWT
I have failed to find #3 being laid, and even uploaded a video nearly 20 minutes long, how shameful?! Only for devotees with more time than any of you have, I expect :(
If anyone does watch it thru, they will see 33 sit on Maya's unresponsive back @ 08:40 (talking of mating tailing off).
Later...
I presume we see 3 eggs here:
Crop of same snap:
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Thanks for the vid Scylla.
I have quickly looked thru it and there was a time, 08:45 when 33 was trying to get Maya up but she was not for moving and he took off but quickly returned with a stick and then after a bit of faffing about stayed by her side until 08:53. He then took off.
Later 33 arrived back at 09:46 and Maya then got up and when she flew off, if I am not mistaken - we can just make out that there are three eggs!
33 then moves to the cup and settles down to incubate
C- L&RWT
At last I got a shot of 3 eggs ;)