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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Maya returns with the fish followed by 056.
054 grabs it - she is not missing out this time :-)
054 tucks in - she is hungry - while 056 looks on
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055 returns
FISH @ 16:06
33 arrives with a fish which 056 grabs
056 gets a hold of it - looks to be still living
and then 056 flies off with it
054 once more is alone on the nest with her fish
There has been plenty fish brought into the nest today and these juvies have been well fed.
Goodness, 33 has arrived with another small fish in talon
he waits for a minute or so, no takers and flies off
and returns (that feather blowing about is so annoying! )
No one has appeared for it and 33 takes off once more
I'm off for the night now but before I sign off here is today's Family Portrait
and as an extra, a 30 sec video of the" Magnificent Four" all together on the nest early this afternoon. Enjoy
Closing down and see 33 returning with the fish
054 is still eating but 057 and 056 make a dive for it
33 flies off and it is 056 that claimed it
056 flies off with the fish leaving 054 still eating her fish and 057 on the nest
Off now - BFN
Another fish has been delivered to the nest
054 getting tucked in while 055 and 057 wait
20:02 055 now tucking in with 057 and 056 waiting
These juvies have eaten exceptionally well today. At this rate they will never want to leave!
FISH @ 20:14
33 has brought in another fish and quickly taken by 056
055 and 056 tucking in. 057 waits
Video of 20:14 Fish Delivery
057 now grabs the fish from 055
055 flies off and now 056 and 057 get tucked into their fish