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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Video of Chick #1 pecking fish & 33's toes/darvic
15:15 Feed in progress with Maya. #4 is doing well to snatch pieces meant for its older siblings!
15:30 #4 is lying down, its head is near the fish though! lol
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15:36
Cam froze then came back to this scene. #4 had moved away from Maya but where was the older chick who was watching the ducks?
15:41 #4 back with Maya getting a few more bites
An older chick is the other side of Maya...phew!
15:46 Feed over. A small piece of fish remains
16:43 Top cam down. Bottom cam keeps freezing but it appears Maya is feeding the chicks
16:46
16:47
16:50 #4 taking some more even though its crop looks quite huge! lol
16:58 Feed over. I'm unsure if it was the old fish piece Maya fed the chicks or if it was a new fish delivery. It's not there now
17:06 B33 with a fish. Maya took a quick break and when she returned, B33 flew off with the fish
17:09
thanks for all the updates/captures Sandra 17:51 33 returns with the fish
#4 scoots up to 33, but Maya has taken the fish from 33
17:54 Maya starts feeding and another chicks looks to 33
17:56 The older chicks in front and being fed - #4 stuck at the back just now
18:03 Older chicks have turned away. Unsure why #4 is lying down??
Older chick returns for more - perhaps #4 is sitting out this feed?
18:09 #4 is showing some interest and planning as to when it is going to make its move :-)
18:10 And #4 arrives :-D and gets fish
and more, and more LOL
#4 has a strategy now - wait till the end and it gets it all :-D
18:12 Maya is stuffing the fish into #4 :-D
18:15 #4 turns away and collapses on the spot stuffed full of fish :-)
18:15 Maya now having some herself
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Another great feed seeing ALL chicks stuffed full of fish.