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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33, when he took off, left the fish with #4 for safekeeping :-D
18:01 Maya collects the fish to have some but #4 wakens
18:02 #4 soon up and has more fish :-D
18:04 #4 joins it siblings and Maya enjoys some fish
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Maya, who is still eating, and partially blocking the chicks, but we can just see one of the older chicks having a wing stretch :-)
Love it that #4 was on 'guard' duty! lol :)
33 arrives and looks !
Not much fish, if any, left for him!!!
33 has flown hopefully to get himself some dinner and of course supper for Maya and chicks
FISH @ 19:37
33 just arrived with a headless fish so good to know 33 has eaten too
33 flies off and #4 and #3 up first
Maya turns around - it is a good size fish
Maya continues to feed the chicks but blocking the view
19:51 chicks full, apart from one, and lying down
lol might of know #4 would raise its beak again and manages more :-D
19:59 all chicks huddle up - full
20:03 Maya offers more and there is always one who never says no to seconds :-)
20:00 I was just looking at chick #1's pin feathers and the change in its face markings. How quick these osplets grow!
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It has been a really good day here at Manton Bay - plenty fish, good weather and no squabbles. Just what we want to see. But I must go now. Night ALL
Edit: I know Sandra - it is amazing how quickly they grow and the transformation. Each day there is a change. And in about two 'n half weeks they will be getting ringed! Just where does the time go! BFN :-)
20:27 Maya trying to brood her growing chicks