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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unseen intruder - Maya looking up and 33 mantling
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10:13 Fish
Feed underway
Look at the size of these chicks!
Just looked and this was the scene.
And
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Birdies LG DU update.
I know Mike, they are huge.
Captured these earlier and forgot to post! They are beginning to look so grown up now
Something annoying 33 as some flapping and screeching!
He has now flown
Richard B
Morning ALL
Maya has just arrived, grabbed the piece of fish lying on the nest and begins to dish out breakfish