Continued from Manton Bay – June 2021.
The history of the Manton Bay nest, breeding stats and links to previous threads can be found here.
The season so far: On 19 March, Blue 33(11) returned at 12:29 and Maya at 12:52. Three eggs were laid, #1 on 30 March at 11:45, #2 seen on 2 April at 07:34 and #3 on 5 April at 07:05. Sadly only two eggs hatched, the first chick on 8 May at 19:51 and the second on 10 May at 19:48, one egg being unviable. The chicks were ringed on 19 June. Chick #1, a male, was fitted with the blue darvic 096 and Chick #2, a female, was fitted with blue 095.
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Couple of portraits
096 at 57 days old
and 095 at 55 days old
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15:23 Maya, 096 and 095 waiting - suspect 33 may have a fish!
Maya has flow, 096 and 095 remain fish calling
16:20 33 arrives with a tiddler and 095 grabs
096 arrives crashing into 33!
33 flies off and 096 tries to take the fish from 095 but warned off
and now waits
17:25 33 arrives with a large fish, quickly taken by Maya
and feed gets underway
Karen W said:17:25 33 arrives with a large fish,
He certainly looks a bit skinny after so long providing for his chunky chicks
Cam went down @ this moment - 095 hadn't oved from this spot all night:
IMAGICAT
Can't distinguish who this is Perhaps 095???? Doing well with feeding Maya was on the nest as I looked in but flew almost immediately before I could capture
C ROP
Morning ALL and thanks for all the updates
07:12 096, alone on the nest, is now having his share of the fish after 095 has eaten (Patily's post above) and now flown
Edit: checking back:
06:30 33 arrived with the fish
Maya takes it from 33 only to be taken from her by 095
095 begins to eat
Maya flies off leaving 095 eating as per Patily's post above