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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. 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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055 takes the fish from 056 now. 054 standing back waiting
056 after wiping his beak flies off and 055 gets tucked in
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055 now finished and 054 takes the fish
Maya lands with a whopper!
055 flies off and 054 and Maya get tucked in to their fish
Few moments ago 33 paid a brief visit. No fish for him as Maya and 054 held on to theirs, continuing to eat.
056 arrives and Maya gives him a couple of bits
054 has finished and flies off leaving the fish and Maya with 056
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Off now having seen the entire MB family.
Catch up later tonight as I'll be around then and will start up the new August thread. SYL
Maya was alone on the net and having a good feed until 054(?) arrived and pinched a little scrap of fish Maya fed her another couple of pieces Then
she got herself some more and Maya continues to fed from the main portion
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FISH @ 18:15
054 was on the nest waiting when 33 arrived with a whopper of a fish
Poor 33 as 054 was grabbing his foot not the fish which he had dropped.
055 and 056 followed in. 054 getting tucked into the fish while her siblings wait
Video of 33 Leg Pulled @ 8:15 Fish Delivery
That fish is massive!
I hope she doesn't lose it as I don't think 33 will be in too much of a hurry to bring her another!
All four on the nest
L-R 056, 054 with fish, 055 and 057
and another
FISH @ 20:01 33 arrives with another which 057 grabs
it is another whopper of a fish and 057 gets tucked in