Continued from Manton Bay – July 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. Maya, for the second consecutive year, laid four eggs – the first on 29 March with the other three first seen 4, 6 and 9 April. Maya and Blue 33(11) faithfully incubated the four eggs and on day 38, chick #1 hatched 6 May c 13:20 followed by chick #2 on 8 May c 06:10, chick #3 on 10 May c14:45, and chick #4 on 13 May c20:45. On 16 June the chicks were ringed with their blue darvics – Chick #1- 080, Chick #2- 081, Chick #3-082 and Chick #4-083. On 26 June, Blue 080, aged 51 days, fledged at 16:03 followed by Blue 082, aged 50 days, at 06:15 on 29 June, Blue 081, aged 54 days at 16:03 on 1 July and Blue 083, aged 55 days at 07:30 on 7 July.
Maya and Blue 33(11) have done a tremendous job rearing their family and 33 once more has proved himself to be a fantastic provider as there has not been one day this season when he has failed to bring in fish for his family.
Thanks to their fantastic parents, Blue 080, 081, 082 and 083 have had the best possible start in life growing into strong, healthy young ospreys and soon will go their separate ways setting off south on their first migration.
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17:24 080 makes for 33 as if to peck him!
33 steps back
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17:29 Within minutes, superdad arrives with a fish for his youngster :-)
080 quickly snatches it
I think 080 is hungry
33 flies off and 080 tucks in
the fish is headless so not freshly caught. Perhaps 33 has collected this from Maya?
17:55 083 arrives
080 is not for sharing and flies off with the fish!
083 now yelling
18:25 081 on the nest and calling
some close ups of 081
20:21 083 on the nest and yelling
FISH @ 20;22 33 arrives with a fish and quickly snatched by 083
083 then flew off with the fish
20:30 082, who is wet, is now on the nest yelling and Superdad arrives with another fish!
fish wiggles about as 33 lets go but 082 soon gets hold of it
33 flies off followed by 082 with his fish
20:41 Goodness another FISH !!
081 arrives and waiting and superdad arrives with a fish in talon
33 takes a peck as 081 is making his way over
but out of nowhere, 080 arrives and snatches the fish from 33
33 flies off and 080 protects his fish - 081 has no chance of getting it!
080 flies off with the fish leaving 081 on the nest yelling
Will 33 now bring 081 a fish?