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 yanks the fish from 054 !
057 gets tucked in while the others pick up bits of fallen fish
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056 tries to steal but gets warned off and a peck from 057
All four on the nest
L-R 055, 057 with fish, 054 and 056
057 still tucking into that fish while 055 and 054 wait. 056 has flown
I am assuming that this is another fish 33 has delivered as the last was 11:47
Looked in to see that another fish has been delivered!
054 with a fish back left of nest while 055 is trying to steal the fish from 057
055 gets the fish
055 then attempts to fly off with it but comes back down and another attempt
055 and 057 have flown, and 056 finds a piece of fish skin. 054 continues to get tucked into the fresh fish
055 returns, hovering for a bit above the nest and briefly lands
055 takes off quickly and 056 tears at the skin but I am sure he will get fish when 054 has finished for there is plenty
Change of view!
and the bottom cam is working again
Two on the nest shouting and suddenly took off
057 returns
and continues to yell for fish - what a cheek after all they have had today LOL
Today's Family Portrait
Logging off for the night now - BFN
The gods have not looked on me kindly All trips on the Rutland Belle have been cancelled because of the high winds To say I am disappointed is putting it mildly
The first picture I actually captured yesterday about 6.30 but didn't get a chance topost The second is the vie now
C ROP