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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33 nest tidying before flying off.
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Birdies LG DU update.
Morning ALL - thanks for the updates Maya has now joined 33 on the nest
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Darby and Joan....."What's 'appened to the kids. Ain't it peaceful ?"
33 had flown followed by Maya. He now returns and one more nest tidying
and then a scrape
Catch up.
33 has been on the nest since early this morning. Some captures from the wide angle cam
06:53 33 looking out on the bay
07:21 33 and a beautiful morning ahead
Short Video of 33 looking out on the bay @ 07:10
33 has been busy too bringing in sticks, scraping and tidying up. Getting the nest back in order
Short Video of Blue 33(11) hard at work @ 07:28
33 continues to work hard - he has been on/off the nest a few times each time returning with sticks, placing them and nest scraping
and a scrape
Must go as like 33 I must do some H/W. SYL
Maya has been on the nest for a little while now fish calling
IMAGICAT
Latest updates
Link >> Food begging and a delivery
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Link >> 33 on a mission to maintain the nest
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