Continued from Manton Bay – May 2021. The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here.
The season so far:
Mar 19: Blue 33(11) returned @ 12:29 & Maya @ 12:52
Mar 30: Egg #1 laid @ 11:45 / hatched 8 May @ 19:51 [39 days]
Apr 2: Egg #2 seen @ 07:34 / hatched 10 May @ 19:48 [38 days]
Apr 5: Egg #3 laid @ 07:05 / ----------
In a couple of weeks, the two chicks will be ringed with their blue darvics and we will learn of their vitals.
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33 joins his family for a bit
then flies off leaving Maya with the chicks;
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Oh dear - we have a poo smeared lens :-(
And here is the culprit
17:13 all clear as the chicks rise
#1 turns and fires!
result
Also, Maya picked up a piece of fish from under the hay and fed the chicks.
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Afternoon ALL
Today, #1 is 29 days & #2 is 27 days old
19:12 33 arrives with a fish and evening feed gets underway
33 has flown
19:18 feed continues while the other flaps its wings
Can't distinguish too much but Maya is calling for breakfish