MANTON BAY – AUGUST 2021 to end of FEBRUARY 2022

  • 06:52    Maya arrived and ate some innards

    06:54   Maya flown off as 095 kept hold of the fish 

    06:57  095 flies off with the fish

    07:52   095 returns - fishless!!

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    She stays a couple of minutes and then flies off.

    Why can't she leave the fish for the family 

  • 08:03   Maya returns - no fish on the nest for her!

    095 follows her in

    09:08  Maya now stands, relaxed 

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  • 09:25  095 returns and calling!

    09:26  she flies off - just a brief visit

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  • And for the record

    096 is 103 days old &

    095 is 101 days old

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    No daily capture of 096 as still no sighting of him. 

    096 was last seen on the nest @ 20:00 on 17 August. (101 days old)

  • ENS but faint sound of smebody calling in the distance
  • 095 has been on and off the nest all afternoon fish calling.

    Eventually:

    16:32   33 delivers a live fish to 095

    wriggles about the nest as 095 chases it

    she soon gets a hold of it

    16:40  095 flies off with it after eating some on the nest

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    Video:   33 delivers live fish to 095 @ 16:32 on 19 Aug 2021

  • 17:54   A wet 095 returns to the nest 

    close up

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  • 096 is still here and he nicks the fish lol

    17:54   33 arrives with a live tiddler and 095 moves to take 

    096 swoops in   -   Chaos!!   

    096 manages to nick the fish !!!

    096 mantles, protecting the fish while 095 wing flaps and 33 ducks!!

    096 quickly takes off with the fish and 33 makes off too !!

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    Only a tiddler but at least 096 has got something.  Only hope, as he appears to have flown off with it in his beak, that once he lands somewhere, he can successfully transfer it to his talons.   

    Video:   096 swoops in and steals the fish @ 17:54 on 19 Aug 2021

  • Karen W said:
    096 swoops in and steals the fish

    Good news - pity it wasn't bigger, but maybe 095 would have been more aggressive if it had been ;)  Thanks, KAREN!

  • Thank you for the updates Karen. So nice to see 096 even with a small fish as it's something! Wish 33 would go into fish overdrive and bring so many to the nest that there was a fish for all of them! Perhaps then 095 would not be as possessive over every fish delivered and Maya and 096 would get a look in. It's to be hoped that Maya is feeding herself and passing some to 096 as she's not seen now often on the nest getting much of a share! At least 33 is getting the head although he looks weary and a bit on the lean side poor lad! Of course in a normal situation he'd pop back to the nest and pick up the leftovers! Doubt much is going to change unless the culprit heads off!