MANTON BAY - MAY 2020

How the chicks are changing now

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Maya has now flown

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Maya has returned with a large clump of something

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must go for a bit now - BBL

19:39 Maya feeding the chicks. #4 in the right place! lol

19:47 #4 is having an absolute feast!

19:49

Good spot with the right hand crib rail Karen!

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#4 looking very small compared to #1 and #2 atm.

With all the fish its eating, I don't think it will be too long until it catches up. It doesn't know when to stop! lol

Only 7 days between chick #1 and #4. #1 is really big, I wonder if it's a female?

19:58 Maya concentrating on two older chicks now. Chick #4 gave up a few minutes ago

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The older chicks seems to have reached an accelerated growth stage making #4 seem even smaller but #4 is growing too when comparing it with even yesterday.

Thinking back to the ringing last year, 057 (chick #4) was still much smaller when ringed. I think it was around fledging that 057 caught up so a few weeks to go.

But maybe not after all the fish it has had today for it may well be double its size tomorrow :-D

Not much chance of Maya covering them now!   But she gets in behind them :-)

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