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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13:50 Maya moves round and collects the other fish
All for her and #4 as 33 continues to feed the older chicks :-D
fish for #4
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13:54 33 has stopped feeding
Maya continues feeding #4 and an older chick is behind her too now.
But what a big wing stretch from the other older chick
33 flies off. Older chick joins #4 and getting fed but #4 is getting fish too :-)
13:59 #4 still eating :-D
14:03 #4 getting full and lying down but Maya still pushes the fish into it LOL
Crikey, Karen, where does #4 put it all?! lol
13:55
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I don't know Sandra! - I am fascinated watching #4 shovel the fish back LOL But jokes aside isn't it fantastic to see the little chick joining its siblings and getting its fish - just brilliant. All down to great parents and this lovely weather we are having allowing Maya the time required to feed them for feeds are starting to get longer now.
14:09 #4 has turned away - but not left the table - and Maya now feeding one while the other two older chicks admire the view
14:11 chick had turned but returns for seconds
14:12 33 sprung off the cam post (cam shake) and Maya looking a little alert
14:14 Maya continues feeding and now it turns away joining its siblings
14:16 Maya now enjoying some fish to herself
Suffice to say all chicks have been well fed and hydrated as it is very warm :-)
Must go for a bit - got some planting to do so will not be touching my laptop for a while lol but I'll be watching - SYL
Karen W said:I don't know Sandra! - I am fascinated watching #4 shovel the fish back LOL But jokes aside isn't it fantastic to see the little chick joining its siblings and getting its fish - just brilliant. All down to great parents and this lovely weather we are having allowing Maya the time required to feed them for feeds are starting to get longer now.
It is fantastic to watch. They're a wonderful little family
15:23 #4 standing next to Maya. L to R with the older chicks - #1, #3, #2?
15:30 Maya off for a break
Bottom cam is down
15:42 Four chicks in a row. Aww, it would have been lovely if they'd been in age order
Snap SANDRA I was just coming to say All in a row
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