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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Maya remains on the nest with the chicks
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I've very late posting this because of interruptions here :(
Overnight:
Up to campost:
Back down again:
She stayed:
Waiting for fish:
I don't think that 33 has visited yet.
IMAGICAT
Feed still going on now!
Good Afternoon ALL and thanks for all the updates.
Today Chick #1 is 29 days old, , #2 is 27 days, #3 is 25 days and #4 is 22 days old.
33 delivered a fish @ 06:11 as Scylla's capture above - some captures from the feed 06:22
06:46
06:51
07:05
07:46
07:54 33 arrived and grabbed the fish
07:54 Maya flew off
07:54 33 flew off - chicks snoozing off their fish
FISH @ 12:33
Maya drags it across the nest - its a whopper!
Older chicks getting some fish
#4 getting fed
#4 once full turns away
chicks have seconds
13:34 Feed over
Video of Fish Delivery/Start of Feed
Video of Chick #4's Solo Feed
15:13 Raining and Maya doing her best to shield them
currently - fair and Maya admiring the view while the chicks rest
just now!
17:25 33 arrived mantling. Unseen threat soon passed but he stayed with his family for a bit