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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Wakeup time:
Preening:
Bonkers dancing for about 4 minutes:
Then flew off:
Maya arrived and someone flew past from perch:
Flyers going past after that.
FISH !!! LOL !!!
A juvie relieved Maya of the fish:
It's very hard to follow but I think Maya got the fish back and fed herself, then this one when it arrived - the others not being interested and having left:
Need to tend other nests now :)
IMAGICAT
One juvie took off with something in its talon - unsure if fish piece or clump of nest material leaving the other two looking on
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Busy day between jam making and tennis but grabbed a few captures
Catch up:
11:30 054 and 057 spending quite a bit on the nest resting at times
14:36 Fish delivery
14:39 Maya arrives but juvie holds on to fish and everyone waits their turn
15:29 057 with the fish with 054 waiting. Maya moves towards 057 but doesn't take the fish
15:31 Maya moves away and 054 moves in and eats along side 057
17:10 057 having a rest
20:27 054 and 057 resting with their brother standing by
Juvies about quite a bit - perhaps waiting on supper
Once more 054 and 057 resting with their brother standing by
054 and 055/6? have now flown but 057 continues to rest
The Fantastic Four are all on the nest just now. When I see them like this I can't help but think
"All for One"
They really are gorgeous - watching them like this it is so hard to believe that shortly each of them will go their own way
Night cam on and 057 settled down
Off now - BFN
Good morning, I’m not sure who this is but it has a blood mark under it’s neck, hopefully from the fish it’s eating.