MANTON BAY - APRIL 2020

Karen W said:

Capture of two eggs taken at 13:23 

Brilliant, KAREN :)  I was watching one of them earlier picking at the straw and hoping they'd shift it out of the way :)))

Well done Karen! They are being very careful to ensure we just don't get to see anything!

33 has been incubating and Maya returns with more straw

And then places it blocking our view even more!

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33 has flown and Maya takes over incubating

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I think we can forget trying to see the eggs for at this rate we will be lucky to see Maya or 33 :-D

I have been watching on/off most of the day and one thing I have not seen is any mating!

I believe mating usually increases prior to laying and usually stops after three eggs are laid.

So, I think Maya has at some time laid a third egg

Maya has been fish calling but 33 returns with more nesting material

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33 has flown.

Hopefully when he returns he will bring a fish

Thank you for the updates Karen and everyone. Sometimes I wish Blue 33 wasn’t such an expert in nest building.

33 is back and has a brief lie down

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But Maya continues to nag and he is soon up and flies off

Just doing a catch up of all today's action. Thank you all for the captures updates etc, especially Karen for the super video of the eggs!