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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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This is one time I bet Maya would dearly love to see 33 join her wanting a sit down.
I do feel sorry for her for she must be so uncomfortable
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#4 is at the back under her tail. Obviously it being the youngest can't help but worry more about it but they are all soaking :-(
33 on the nest and a huge fish appears! I am not sure if he dragged it from under Maya and the chicks having brought it in earlier or if he has just brought it in?
he then appears as if he is going to fly off with it but changes his mind.
back he comes and again picks up the fish
Maya gets up and flaps but 33 ignores her and flies off with it
Maya once more back with the chicks
33 returns with the fish @ 17:28
#2, #3 and #4 are lined up and #4 has had a few pieces
#1 now pushes in between #3 and #4 and getting fed
17:34 #1 is getting the most but #4 is managing to snatch a few bits. #3 and #2 are waiting
17:42 #4 lying down but not moved away from the feed :D but #1 has moved away and now #3 is being fed
17:45 #2 has moved in along side #3 and has had the odd bit but #3 continues to get most
17:48 #3 now turns away and #2 is getting fed.
17:51 #2 now turns away leaving #4 getting as much fish as it wants :-D
17:58 #4 still getting tucked in :-D
18:02 #1 joins #4 and snatches the odd bit for #4 is still scoffing itself
18:04 #4 is full and turns away leaving #1 getting some more
18:14 Maya swallows the fish tail and now starts cleaning up
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Lovely to see all chicks fed and with no aggression.
It looks like a bit of watery sunlight at last.
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KAREN queried on 7 Jun 2019 @ 5:05 PM:
33 on the nest and a huge fish appears! I am not sure if he dragged it from under Maya and the chicks
Here's my interfering contribution ;)
He drug it out from under, Karen :)
Then he flew off leaving the fish on the nest, then he came back and took it away!
Then he came back with what I thought was a different fish but it must be the same one? Maya looks like a Great Horned Owl with one longer horn ;)
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33 has been in with supper!
Maya feeding the chicks just now
#4, #3 and #1 lined up with #4 and #3 getting most
#1 being fed
#3 getting fish
#4 being fed
Nice to see that it has dried up and the chicks enjoying supper.
Off now ... BFN