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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20:07 Looks like Maya is just finishing feeding the chicks
An older chick and #4 still eating
20:12 Feed over
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20:14
21:06 Maya and chicks dozing
Good morning
10:41 From what I can gather by his movements, B33 is feeding #4 and an older chick
Working today so I can only dip in and out. BFN
Thanks for holding the fort yesterday Sandra while I was indisposed - appreciated.
Morning ALL Today Chick #1 is 21 days, #2 is 19 days, #3 is 17 days and #4 is days old.
catch up:
08:04 Maya and chicks wait on 33 and some fish
08:55 Maya has a fish piece in talon and the chicks make their way up - #4, in front, remains sleeping
09:01 #4 has moved, lifted its head up but has never got up for fish !!
09:07 still the same - #4 remains sleeping
09:12 Maya eats above #4's head but it still shows no interest. Must say I was getting a little concerned!!
09:13 #4 gets itself up and has a good few bits of fish
10:15 Maya shades the snoozing chicks
10:31 33 arrives with a live fish - he stands at the edge with it with his back to the chicks
10:32 the chicks make their way over but 33 keeps the fish from them
10:33 Two chicks stay with Maya at the back of the nest but #4 along with an older chick go to 33
#4 gets itself in a great position and 33 gives #4 a few bits of fish - it does well :-)
10:40 33 is still feeding #4 - scene from bottom cam
10:43 Intruder - 33 stops feeding
10:48 33 and Maya guard the chicks
10:48 while #4 has a lie down guarding the fish
33 then flew off. Maya remained for a while (till 11:06) and then got the fish.
11:06 Maya presently is feeding the chicks
11:10 Feed Over
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33 has arrived and stands, very relaxed, with Maya as the chicks snooze
11:55 #4 has got itself under dad - well he is the fisherman :-D
cam keeps freezing/going down
lol #4 if following dad's feet
The older three bunch up shading in Maya's shadow while #4 keeps itself to itself and finds shade from 33