Continued from Manton Bay – March/April 2022
A brief summary of the history and nest stats can be found on the season’s opening thread.
The season so far:
Mar 15: Maya returned 10:21
Mar 21: Blue 33(11) returned 17:29
Mar 31: First egg laid c 23:30
Apr 03: Second egg laid 18:31
Apr 06: Third egg laid c 20:30
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Hi Sheila, Don't know if you saw this from Rutland about Maya which they included in their update yesterday - quote "We aren't concerned about Maya as she is hunkering down in the nest which is normal behaviour for the incredibly wet weather we are having here today." I'm sure she's fine :-)
Chick #3 has hatched !!
Maya rises and we see little #3
33 arrives to see his latest offspring
And more fish!!
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Magical it is, Sheila -
Last bit of fish on offer
and then Maya moves in to covers them up
What a wonderful morning.
Must go now - happy viewing everyone
Latest from Rutland
hmm ... not sure about it being 09:30 as seemed a little earlier however they have a better view as to when it was actually clear of the shell (which I suppose technically is "hatch") but hey ho what does it matter we have three chicks :-)
10:12 Good views of the three chicks being fed also when 33 arrives and rearranges the front sticks resulting the cam has to be zoomed out so we can see the chicks!!
11:02 Fish Time - Maya feeds her trio!
11:44 More Fish for Maya and the chicks!!
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