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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And both chicks help themselves to the fish
095 [50 days old]
and 096 [52 days old]
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10:25 Maya returns and stands with the fish
10:37 chicks get a top up from mum
10:44 Maya stands but chicks appear to have had enough
and Maya eats
must go now - SYL
Fish!!
Maya quickly arrives and takes the fish
33 flies off leaving Maya with the fish
and feed gets underway - 096 up first
095 wingerises while waiting on her turn
and she is getting up off the nest too!
Morning ALL
Today, 096 is 53 days old
& 095 is 51
06:58 Fish!
33 arrives with breakfish
33 stands, looking around waiting for Maya
07:09 tired of waiting, 33 flies off with the fish!
096 waits and 095 feeds from a small left over piece of fish
096 has been standing at the edge of the nest looking very comfortable
lots of wingerising
he so wants to go !!
20:50 33 arrives with a large, live fish!!
Maya keeps hold as the fish is flapping!
tug of fish - Maya and 095
095 wins or maybe mum let her :-)
095 tucks in
after a few minutes, 096 takes the fish from her and feasts