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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057 settled for a bit and started to eat the fish but now she has flown off leaving the fish on the nest!!
I wonder what is about that made her fly off?
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057 returns and starts eating the fish
Where are 055 and 056?
057 looking up and mantling again! Saw something fly by on the WA cam
Threat soon passes and 057 once more tucks in
055 has arrived for some fish.
He waits as 057 continues to feed
Kind regards, Ann
057 is now finished
055 now moves in and takes the fish
gets his talons on it
057 flies off and 055 starts tucking in
055 continues to tuck in stopping often as if he is about to fly off with the fish.
As yet, there has been no sign of 056 since this morning.
I have to go out for a bit now. BBL
Maya has arrived
off now !