MANTON BAY - JUNE 2021

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  • 33 spending some time on the nest just now - always nice to see the family together

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

  • 14:07   Fish!!  33 arrives with a large, live fish

    Maya soon takes it and 33 flies off as the chicks line up

    feed gets underway

    14:35   Two very full chicks turn away leaving Maya to have her share

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

  • Thanks everyone for pics and posts. Wonderful to see growing dinosaurs.

    Kind regards, Ann

  • 16:49  Fish

    33 arrives looking for Maya!

    chicks make their way over

    Maya arrives and takes the fish

    #2 up first and gets fed

    33 flies off, #1 gets in line and Maya continues feeding 

    fish for #2

    and for #1

    17:06  Both chicks full and turn away leaving Maya to the fish

    lol  - a minute later they are back for more!!

    more for #1

    more for #2

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

  • Brilliant KAREN Look at all rgeir down
  • Morning ALL -

    Today #1 is 27 days & #2 is 25 days old

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

  • Just been watching Maya Whilst the kids are asleep she is trying to do some housework and is in stick moving mood Unfortunately, the 2 long sticks at the front are well and truely bedded in so she has had to turn her attention to those on the left
  • Brief summary of the morning so far:

    03:20   Maya is still spending the night on the nest with the chicks

    04:37  Maya fed the chicks from a fish piece left over on the nest from last night

    04:58   33 arrived with a large fish

    05:01  He stood for a few minutes and then flew off with it

    05:22   Maya fed the chicks again from the left over fish

    06:14   chicks snoozing off their breakfish

    06:24   33 returns with the now headless fish having had his share

    06:26  Maya arrives and along with 33 does some nestwork

    06:56   Maya feeds the chicks from the fresh fish 33 has just brought back

    close up 

    and current scene

    07:29   33 arrives and stands along with Maya watching over the sleeping chicks

    © Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

    Have to sign off now - BFN

  • I can't believe how huge they both are, after two weeks away! Amazing.
    I came across a photo of T7(16)m, a MB chick, on Rutland Osprey Images, FB. Has he intruded at MB this year at all? He returned as a two year old in 2018 and was seen in Devon in August, but 2019 and 2020 he was seen at MB. In 2020 he was seen twice. I wonder whether he has been lucky enough to find a female this year. Apparently there has been much discussion about his sex over the years. He was ringed as a 'she' but when he was seen on his return the consensus went to 'he'!

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018   https://www.imagicat.com/

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