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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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Chicks getting a top up and #4 has its beak up and enjoying a few more bits of fish
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Maya is feeding the chicks again just now but can't see anything for she is at the front of the nest with the chicks behind her. Hopefully #3 will get fed this feed.
Off out now BBS
Looking miserable now! Maya doing her best to shelter the chicks
Thankfully the chicks were fed earlier for as well as rain here there is also a brisk breeze. Looking at the water fishing may prove difficult for 33. Luckily for the ospreys there is the fish farm nearby or the males may select to fish the shallows.
FISH @ 13:26
33 only stays a minute and flies off. Maya, once more has her back to us feeding the chicks so can't really see much. Well done 33
13:39 Maya finished feeding, wiped her beak and is now huddled back down with the chicks.
Maya has picked up the left over fish and started feeding the chicks. Once more cannot see for Maya has her back to us. One thing I have just seen however is the older chicks fighting (hard to +ID) but #4 was not involved. Not nice, but I suppose to be expected when there is less fish and feeds.
Maya once more does her best to cover the chicks. It really is a horrible day here and according to the forecast it is not to clear for a while yet.
I'm not too sure what has been going on but there has been a lot of wriggling and flapping and Maya seems to be cleaning the nest so whether a feed has just finished I don't know but they seem keen for food. I imagine the next feed might be a bit fraught.
It looks like Maya is trying to get herself in the middle of the flock to try and cover them from some of the weather.
They are all getting too big to be covered unless 33 did one side and Maya the other
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