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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20:51 FISH
Maya follows closely behind 33 and takes the fish
20:52 33, after wiping his beak, flies off. Maya starts feeding two of the chicks while the other two wait their turn
20:55 The older three being fed as 083 waits
20:58 082 turns away and wing flaps while 080 and 081 are fed. 083 continues to wait
21:03 083 has now joined the line to be fed. 082 continues to exercise
21:06 080 and 081 turn away leaving 083 being fed
21:10 Maya flies off leaving the huge fish but all chicks were fed
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During the feed
082 reached a good height @ 21:00
081 has been flapping
21:10 080 is reaching high up and out of sight! His three siblings look up
21:11 080 was up again.
Chicks now settle down for the night
as we approach sunset [21:30}
but there is always one LOL
One chick gets up for a snack :-D
Off now - BFN
2 of them snacking now
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Richard B
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That was a high helicopter at 6.03 last night Karen - won't be long until the first one is away probably 080.
Its always glary at this time of the morning for captures but there is one on the edge of the nest and other three lying down.
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Morning ALL - Mary - it is a bad time in the morning to get a decent capture which is a pity as there is usually a lot of activity.
Also there is a smudge in the middle of the top cam which only shows in the morning glare and that doesn't help! . Sheila - I was just thinking the other day - where has the time gone. It is no time since Maya and 33 arrived and now we are looking at their chicks about to fledge!