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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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I am wondering what Maya has been placing around the sides of the nest?
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FISH @ 20:04
33 lands with another whopper which Maya grabs hold of
Look at the blood on 33's neck!
33 flies off and Maya feeds 054 and 057 while the other two wing flap
Maya stops feeding leaving the fish lying but the chicks don't look much interested preferring to be flapping their wings. I wish they would come back from the edge for with all the rain, that nest looks slippy!
And now 055 has come over and looking at the fish!
Maya has flown leaving the chicks.
055 has left the fish and now is furiously wing flapping with little jumps! No point grabbing a capture for it would be just a blurr!
And then, exhausted by the effort, snuggles down beside its siblings
I'm off now - BFN
I had mostly Ouch! overnight and have had a couple of instances this morning.
Here was 33 with a small fish, or part of one:
It wasn't visible incoming on the top cam:
IMAGICAT
Waiting for breakfast
Maya has a punk hair doo this morning :-)
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Morning All - thanks for all the updates and captures. Last night I mentioned 33 had blood on his neck when delivering a fish.
21:11 - 33 returned later to pick up the fish and obviously had bathed for his neck was clean. Here are some captures.
33 returns for the fish
33, his neck all clean now, gets it in talon and then flies off with it.
33 landed a few moments ago with a small fish (piece) and appeared to leave it which one of the chicks snatched. Maya soon had the fish and attempted to feed but then flew off with the fish quickly returning. The chicks lined up to be fed but Maya flew off again!!
Once more she returned but just stood with the fish piece the chicks showing no interest. Then 055 came up but Maya just stood.
057? joins 055 and Maya eventually starts feeding them
Maya has flown off leaving a small fish piece on the nest