Continued from Manton Bay – April 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 20:52Apr 04: Egg #2 first seen 13:27Apr 06: Egg #3 first seen 05:09Apr 09: Egg #4 first seen 07:00
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10:36 Another feed
#3 in front with the elders behind. #4 is at the back having just got up
I think it is #2 who is full and not interested and #4 has now got to the far side
Maya slips #4 a bit fish
10:45 #1 is now lying down and #2 joins the feed. #4 has gone to the back
#4 is under #1 wing stuck between the older chicks! Come on #4 push forward!
10:49 Feed over.
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Video of 10:36 Feed (Unedited 10 mins)
Not a great feed for #4 but hopefully with the others full, it will get more next feed
33 had taken the fish away but has now arrived back with it
11:41 - Feed underway as the chicks get up.
The older two are at the front. Hopefully #4 can get forward
#1, #2 & #3 are lined up and being fed. #4 is stuck at the back.
11:46 cam down - 33 has flown
11:48 A chunk for #4 that lands on its shoulder
11:50 Maya moves away from the fish. Feed over.
The cam was mostly down during that feed so hard to tell who got what!
Hi Sandra - not too sure that there has been another feed since I last posted??
Just looking at the fish and comparing the position / amount from the last feed and it looks the same :-)
12;54 - Fish Position / Amount just now
11:50 Last Feed (posted above)
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Maya has grabbed the fish now and the chicks are up
#1 - #2 & #3 are lined up. #4 has still to rise - again at the back.
Great !! Maya leans over and pushes fish to #4
Maya has moved forward and #4 has been getting a few bits
Now #4's head is under #1 wing :-(
13:09 Chicks all huddled up and Maya has some - Feed over
A top up for all chicks and #4 getting a few bits. And .... no squabbles !1
13:00 Definitely a feed in progress now
#4 got a few pieces
13:13 Feed over. Maya went for a quick break
13:15 Back
Then she went off nest again!
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We can now easily ID Chick #1 as its head is now darkening :-)
While the chicks lie snoozing off their fish, Maya flew off (13:14) and returned with some fresh straw
She is off again
Karen W said:
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I came on a bit late so probably wasn't then! lol Perhaps Maya had just moved her position before settling on the little ones