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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Missed delivery but one of the chicks has a fish and feeding itself.
One of the others tried to nick it and got pecked!!
Very possessive over its fish and continues to eat.
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There has been another couple of times where it has turned on 056 when trying to steal.
Intruder - Maya screeching and mantling
All settled quickly and Maya now feeds a couple of the chicks while 054 eats from her own fish.
Some captures of 054 (49 days)
Sisters! 054 and 057
055 has picked up the fish when Maya stopped feeding the younger chicks and is managing fine. He is enjoying a good nosh
33 arrives and picks up the fish.
055 looking to see if we're watching him LOL
then a good wing flap
and then up
056 posing for us.
Nice to get some close ups of them for the days pass so quickly and before we know it they will have fledged!!
Up and up
and out of view. Maya and its three siblings look up ... impressed !