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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Maya enjoying some fish just now while the chicks snooze
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I'm off for the night now - BFN
Goodness!!! I am just about to go and 33 arrives with another huge fish!!
That has woken the chicks up LOL
19:16 33 starts feeding the chicks - awwwww
#4 is in front and getting fed by 33
#4 getting a few bits - just where does it put it all :-D
19:22 33 flies off leaving the fresh fish on the nest but Maya, who had picked up the left over fish from the earlier feed, starts feeding that to the chicks
#4 is up front and getting more from Maya now !
19:28 #4 and #3 are doing really well here -
19:30 #4 collapses in a heap -
#3, despite having a bulging crop, somehow is managing more :-D
19:33 #3 turns away and #2 moves up for some
19:37 #2 turns away full
19:37 and now #1 rises and gets fed
19:45 all chicks lying down and Maya is finishing off the tail
19:46 Feed Over.
Maya is now cleaning up around the chicks who are all sleeping off their fish.
And there is a lovely big fresh fish left by 33 at the back of the nest - so perhaps a little more fish for supper later but if not, plenty there for breakfast:-)
I'm away now LOL BFN
20:36 B33 came to the nest. Collected the fish and flew off with it at 20:37
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20:52 Four chicks in their huddle
21:14 B33 is back with the fish
21:17 B33 flew off. Remaining fish left on the nest, ready for the morning
Richard B