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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patily wrote the following post at 16 Jul 2019 6:24 PM: ... ... ...
... ... ... it looked as both 054 and 057 was edging towards their goal and after a brief pause 055 began to give up his prize and 054 grabbed a large piece that had fallen off but 057's patience was rewarded as she got the lion's share
(I've added in your phone's missing letters, Patily ;) Am full of admiration that you can use it at all, it takes me hours to do a little text post on my Android. Also, I hope I've got the numbers right, as I seemed to copy over uncorrected text.)
Belatedly, here's a summary video - unfortunately a blip took out the end of the tussle.
IMAGICAT
Morning All THELMA - thanks for the report. Good to hear of their whereabouts off cam and I am pleased they put on a good show for you. Yes for some reason when posting if we use some characters they mark it as spam thinking it is representing an offensive word. But you got there in the end :-)
Edit: Did you manage to take any photos?
Thanks for the vid, SCYLLA.
Not much happening since I got back in approx 10:30 however I am popping in and out this morning so maybe missed some visits.
@ 14:40 33 paid a visit - always nice to see him :-)
and then a little nest scrape
and I have only seen one juvie - 057 stayed for a few minutes and had a jump around the nest. I think she was trying to free something from her foot.
and lastly a visit from a raven/crow? No capture - well it is osprey season :-) and as I type, 057 has returned and, at times, shouting
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057 has been resting since arriving and soon joined by 054. Both females are fish calling.
056 then joins them and pleased to see he is looking OK
056 flies off and 054 then follows leaving 057 resting.
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Brief visit from a wet juvie! They must be exploring the water now
Can see two juvies in the background flying around the bay / water
And then another visit from 056 who settles beside 057 briefly then takes off
Good to see there is no fresh blood around the throat wound.
Birdies LG DU update.
FISH @ 12:53
057 grabs the fish from 33
055 arrives
33 flies off as 054 arrives.
057 keeps the fish and eats while 055 and 054 wait their turn
054 then flies off. Had to answer the door!
13:06 057 has flown and 055, alone on the nest, has the fish and eating
057 arrived and once 055 had finished, he flew off leaving the fish on the nest. 057 did not want any more and Maya arrived, grabbed the fish and after a few minutes flew off with it.
Did not see 056 - hopefully he will get fed soon, either when Maya returns with the fish or the next feed.
Off for a bit SYL