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 moves in to steal but 056 wing flapped warning her off
056 keeps the fish and continues tucking in
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055 returns
Still no sign of 054!
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Once more 057 tries to steal and 056 flaps warning her off
056 holds on to the fish
he is not fished eating yet!
and again 056 warns 057 -
055 now creeping forward!
056 warns him off too
056 is now finished and 055 is moving forward
057 dives in front of 055 and snatches the fish
055 tries to get the fish from 057
057 holds on to the fish and now gets tucked in while 056 continues eating fallen bits of fish and 055 stands over 057, waiting his turn
Night cam has just come on. 057 continues to eat with 055 waiting
screen froze - when refreshed
057 finished and 055 now has the fish
057 flies off and 055 gets tucked in
Still no sign on 054.
Maya arrives but only stays a few seconds and flies off again.
Maya returns as 055 finishes. She takes the fish
and flies off with it
As I type 055 flies off .
ENS and no sign of 054