Link to previous thread: Manton Bay – July 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. 055 aged 53 days fledged first on 3 July followed by 054 aged 54 days on 4 July then 056 aged 53 days on 5 July and finally 057 aged 55 days fledged on 11 July.
August has now arrived and the migration window opens. Maya and 33(11) have done a fantastic job raising these four beautiful young ospreys ensuring they have had the best start in life to undertake their first migration. So until such times they go their independent ways and head off south, enjoy!
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Lovely big fish delivered by 33 (missed delivery)
057 has it!
Maya flies off as 054 arrives. 057 continues to get tuck in
055 has now arrived
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057 now finished and 055 takes the fish
054 tries to steal but 055 warns her off
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056 has now arrived and waits along with 054 on 055 finishing
I so wish when they decided to stand on one leg that they would choose to stand on their right LOL but it is 056
054 and 056 still waiting
Thinking 055 had finished, 054 went to take the fish and got a nasty peck!
055, 056 and 054 all looking very alert
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055 once finished, wipes his beak
055 flies off and 054 and 056 make for the fish. 054 wins it