Link to previous thread: Manton Bay – June 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. The four chicks were ringed on 21 June as follows: #1 Blue 054 (F), #2 Blue 055 (M), #3 Blue 056 (M) and #4 Blue 057 (F). Further details of their vital statistics can be found here.
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057 alone just now but in a day or so, she will be off joining her siblings
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FISH @ 08:10
057 soon drags the fish away from 33 and starts feeding.
Maya arrived, pottered about a bit and then flew off with the fish
leaving 057 to get on with her morning exercises
Some good strong wing flapping, hops and a few jumps getting a bit height.
Off out - SYL
Some company
057 on the edge. I just hope those twigs are secure
057 doing some wing exercises and getting herself up
and a little higher
Back on the campole
IMAGICAT
Maya and a couple of juvies have joined 057
I got up Manton Bay to do a video of the campole chick, but then 57 made such an effort I had to postpone it: