Link to previous thread: Manton Bay – May 2019
The season so far: Maya arrived back 14 March and Blue 33(11) on 23 March. Maya laid 4 eggs 2, 5, 8 and 11 April hatching 11, 11, 13 and 17 May. Maya and 33 continue to work hard to raise their young and 33 is once more proving to be an excellent provider bringing in plenty of fish to feed his family.
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Closing down and wonder if 33 has been in with another fish or if there has been some left over from earlier for Maya is feeding again.
Chicks appear to be sleeping and here only #2 is having a few bits.
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21:31 #2 turns away and none of the others are interested so Maya has some fish to herself.
Nice to know they have all been fed. BFN
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Morning ALL - 33 just arrived with a fish
#4 and #1 line up
#1 gives the others a warning and they all hold back now leaving #1 being fed first
07:38 #3 now gets fed as #1 turns away
07:41 #4 joins #3 and both get fed and soon #3 turns away leaving #4 eating and it gets tucked in
07:49 #4 turns away as #2 steps up to be fed
It is a fair sized fish should the chicks wish to return for more but nice to see them all having something
08:07 once they are all finished, 33 returns and flies off with the fish to have his share
#1 getting a top up just now
Raining and Maya doing her best to provide some shelter
Not an easy task and #4 soon wedges its way under her chest
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