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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here is a brilliant photo of 33(11) by Lynn Glasby!
top cam is freezing quite a bit
l-r 082, 080 back, 081 and 083
081 spreading his wings
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cam was down, when refreshed:
11:22 Maya feeding two of the chicks from the left over fish on the nest
11:23 33 arrived and appears to have a fish [piece] in talon
cam down
11:26 33 has flown - Maya feeding 080? 083 and 081 (at front) front waiting
11:28 083, 082 and 081 at front as Maya moves at the back
11:30 082 now being fed but something is catching their attention
cam keeps going down - impossible to follow feed
11:42 close up of 082 (083 and 081 behind him with 080 at the back on the edge)
Gorgeous captures Karen, especially of the three all in a row.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Top cam down and bottom cam also freezing
082 is up on the edge and flapping his wings
Such a pity the cams keep going down/freeing as can't follow the action plus a shame the WA cam isn't zoomed out a little that we could see the actions of the chicks as they prepare themselves to fledge.
ALAN - Lovely photo of 33 - thanks MARY - thanks. Just trying to get some captures of them all together for it wont be long and it will be three, then two, and then none!!! Time is passing so quick
Cam is playing up for me, managed to get one quick screenshot before I got the black screen again. So hat off to you Karen for persevering.
I think they have lined up in ring order for me Ha Ha.....
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083, 082, 081 & 080
a minute later (12:23) then they all flattened!
083 - 082 - 081 - 080