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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Babies all in one big bundle when I looked in but then #1 stretched out just to emphasise the difference in size to #4 Maya returnedwith some hay and some other bedding and has now settled back down to brood Thankfully, that wiry dark stuff no longer seemsto be there
I marked the last one as I want to email a copy to afriend
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14:27 Another feed in progress
14:38 #4, although being given lots of fish, has had the confidence to reach up and peck at #1's beak to try to snatch some! lol
14:41 Feed over, all fed well
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Watching the 14:27 feed takes me back to last year seeing #4 along side #1 as 057 (#4) used to mostly feed along side 054 (#1) !! Turned out they were both girls LOL
Here is a video of the last 5 minutes of the feed showing #4 getting its fish.
Cathy said:That was a lovely feed, Sandra. Hopefully #1 and #4 will stay close to each other, and #1 & #4, will continue to stay 'friends'.
Yes, it was lovely to watch, Cathy
I think with #4 staying at the back is quite beneficial as if it was at the front during a feed, the older ones could show aggression or push it out of the way
Many thanks for the video, Karen!
33 has arrived
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#4 has rolled onto its back!
thankfully quickly gets itself turned around