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 has returned along with 055 (left) and are shouting for fish
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Individual captures and an update on their ages Blue 054 @ 73 days old
Blue 055 @ 73 days old
056 @ 71 days old (image later)
Blue 057 @ 67 days old
057 and 055 have returned and fish call
FISH @ 14:21
33 arrives with a fish which 057 snatches (055 had flown off a few minutes ago)
a hungry 057 gets tucked in
Video of Delivery: Poor 33!
FISH @ 14:25
33 has just delivered another fish which 055 grabs!
33 flies off leaving 057 with her fish eating at the back of the nest and 055 with his fish
055 then decides to fly off with his
Two happy juvies and what a brilliant fishing display from 33 delivering two fish within minutes of each other. Superdad :-D
057 has finished hers and has wiped her beak.
Either very small fish or 057 has swallowed it whole!
FISH @ 14:38 33 arrived, along with 054, with another fish - goodness, I can't keep up with him! and 057 quickly grabs it
Short Video of 14:38 Fish
FISH @ 15:44!!
Glanced over and saw 33 on the nest with another fish which 55 grabbed
And ... 33 may have been in with another since 3pm and now for a juvie is eating a fish at the back of the nest!!