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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There may be a hatch going on - here, the little one is beak-akimbo ready for breakfish and the prominent egg definitely (?) swelled/moved:
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I think there just maybe a second chick Maya was repositioning herself and at first I thought "Stll one chick" but then Maya wastrying to remove an empty shell but it kept rolling back into the cup As itdid so there was movement as if something was underneath it and it couldn't have neen the known chick as it was further back in the cup In the capture that is an empty shell in front of Maya
Good Morning Patily
Lovely sunrise pics from you and Scylla this morning.
I haven't been able to catch a look at the nest cup yet, lets hope there is another hatch.
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I've got something @ 06:03 - a bonk, even?! but in the meantime:
Valerie
Yes Patily, there might be two
I was a bit worried for a while, as it looked as tho Maya stepped on the new bob - but all seems well :-*
EDIT - Meant to say - Bob #1 has been starving since wake-up ;)