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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Scene at 17:03
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17:29 33 on the nest (missed arrival) and eating from what I think is left over fish
17:30 33 flies off empty taloned
17:32 Maya appears to have a fish / fish piece and chicks lined up
17:34 - No fish/feed - Maya's talons empty. Chicks turn away
17:30 B33 has returned with the fish piece? He was nibbling at something
17:31 Gone again
17:35
17:37 Aww, #4 was pecking at Maya's beak expecting to be fed
Off for a while. BFN
#4 looks up to mum for fish
Maya mock feeds #4
Poor #4 - it so wants fish.
Oh, what a shame. I hope 33 brings a fish soon
Maya wrestles with a stick moving it from one side to the other
Unfortunately the wind blows the stick over the side
gusts appear to be strengthening - Maya doing her utmost to shield the chicks
I should think that fishing will be very difficult, if not impossible, for 33 just now.