Continued from Manton Bay – March 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far:Mar 16: Blue 33(11) returned 07:12Mar 16: Maya returned 13:16Mar 29: Egg #1 laid 20:52
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IMAGICAT
Morning ALL - now on to day 27 incubating
33 has just arrived with a large stick which he plonked on top of Maya
picks it up
then stumbles
at last at the other side and Maya pushes away
Maya rises and grabs it putting it in place
quick check of the eggs
33 flies off and Maya settles
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Maya peacefully incubating when 33 arrives with another stick
and throws it over her
and eventually settles :-)
Lovely seeing the two of them like this
Maya rises and 33 quickly moves in to incubate :-D
but Maya moves back and once more settles down on the eggs
33 has flown and I'm off too. SYL
17:40 33 arrives with a headless fish
Maya gets hold of it
She then flies off to have her share
33 settles down to incubate
Morning ALL - it is now 4 weeks since the first egg was laid
Maya, who has been on a break, returns and 33 rises
33 flies off leaving Maya to take over incubating
Birdies LG DU update.
Change over
Maya flies off leaving 33 to take a turn
33 settles and dozes in the sunshine