Continued from April 2019
The season so far:
Maya arrived back 14 March and Blue 33(11) on 23 March. They are currently incubating 4 eggs laid 2, 5, 8 and 11 April with the first expected to hatch around 9 May
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Richard B
There were 2 fish looking like one bent one.
Here Maya is standing on one and the other is nearer us hidden by sticks:
Then she did a major tidy-up and the 2 fish became one:
She fed the chicks from the nearer one and chucked out bits of pinky flesh:
IMAGICAT
Nothing untoward happening this morning - usual fish, feed, sticks. I have been watching when baking so here are some snaps I managed to capture.
09:10 Maya feeding the chicks. #1 and #2 heads are really darkening.
10:08 33 arrives with another fish which Maya takes.
11:47 Another feed for the chicks from the one of many fishes lying around :-)
12:51 Another feed
14:10 33 arrives with a large stick and starts to place it. But a chick has got itself to the back left of the nest and Maya trying to keep an eye on it as well as tussling with 33 over the stick.
14:10 33 so keen to place that stick trips over the fish :-D
14:33 All the chicks have managed to climb out the cup and Maya feeding
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Feeds lasting much longer now.
Feed still going on from 14:30 here she is stretching over reaching out to #4 with fish
14:55 feed over and Maya now starts tidying up and building up the sides placing sticks around the edges.
Another feed ....
Contentment! Amazing what a full tummy of fish does:-)
33 on the nest and feed in progress. Missed arrival so unsure if another fish.
More fish :-)
I see there is a couple of more sticks been added or moved at the front of the nest. Hope 33 doesn't block our view!