Continued from Manton Bay – May 2020
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here
The season so far: The resident pair both returned on 16 March - Blue 33(11) at 07:12 and Maya at 13:16. For the second consecutive year, Maya laid four eggs – the first on 29 March followed by another three first seen on 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the four eggs and on day 38, the first chick hatched 6 May c13:20 followed by Chick #2 on 8 May c06:10, Chick #3 on 10 May c14:45, and Chick #4 on 13 May c20:45.
All four chicks have thrived under the protection of Maya and Blue 33(11) who has once again proved to be a fantastic provider for his family.
In two/three week’s time, the chicks will be ringed and we’ll learn a bit more about them.
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Another heavy shower and Maya doing her best to shield the chicks
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12:57 33 arrives. He is wet underneath. Unsure if he has brought a fish as cam keeps freezing
33 stands by Maya who continues to shield the chicks
#4 having a little wing flap :-)
and now a rest
FISH @ 17:16
17:24 #4 and #3 continue to be fed first while the older siblings wait
17:26 33 arrives mantling
Threat passes quickly and 33 flies off
17:35 #4 and #3 still being fed
17:37 #3 turns away and an older one goes up to have its share - #4 is still there
17:40 #4 now turns away and the two older chicks are now being fed
#4 looking very full about the settle down at the back
Maya continues feeding the older two
17:55 Maya still dishing out the fish - #4 hasn't been up yet for seconds :-D
18:04 Maya has walked away from the fish and cleaning up around the nest
18:07 chicks all settled down
18:09 Maya flies off after 33 arrives who collects the fish
and then flies off with it
Chicks all huddled up resting/sleeping after their fish dinner
Off now - BFN
There's a feed being going on for a while.
I'll just have a look for any overnight dramas, of which we hope there were none ;)
IMAGICAT