Continued from Manton Bay – April 2020
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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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Have a view just now and Maya appears to be calling
33 arrives - empty taloned so no fish!
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The cam continues to constantly freeze/go down so really hard to know what is happening.
But just now 33 is on the nest. He must have caught a fish at some point for his right leg appears bloody
After another freeze then a little burst of life whereupon 33 was gone and I saw Maya calling.
33 has returned - can see he is wet underneath so perhaps a failed fishing attempt for Maya is still calling.
The blood which looks paler from his last visit could very well be from a fish caught earlier and beginning now to wash off
33 remains on the nest fiddling with a stick
FISH 19:33 - and its a whopper!
eagerly taken - I bet Maya is looking forward to this!
Maya flies off with it - so no chick as yet as she wouldn't fly off
close up of eggs - can't see any pips or cracks in those visible
33 now takes over incubating.
Thanks for the pics and posts today! Maya returned at 20:47, I couldn't see if she'd brought back any of the fish or not
Maya @ 20:20:
33 came and stood by for 4-5 minutes:
A couple of egg sightings but...
Here she is now:
IMAGICAT