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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14:18 Maya has more fish and quickly joined by #3
#2 joins the line but it is #3 who gets fed, along with Maya, as it got the least the last feed
#3 is getting plenty nice big chunks of fish
off for a bit - BFN
Hi everyone, out today so not had time to check any activity.
Rutland have posted that 33 brought in a small pike - always dread one of these if case it is still living and gets hold of a chick!!
I just watched part of a feed. The one nearest the cam wasn't interested
Aha...it expelled a pellet!
"I'm ready now mum!"
©L&RWT
Morning ALL and thanks for all the updates.
from scroll back:
03:40 Maya stands watch over her restless chicks - left over fish from last night for breakfish!
03:55 doing her best to shelter them
04:47 breakfish from the left over fish
06:01 top up
06:35 chicks snoozing
06:49 more fish on offer
and have been snoozing since with Maya watching over them
08:22 current scene
08:47 growing fast!
09:06 Fish!
still living - 33 keeps hold of it
Maya grabs the fish and the chicks get themselves up
09:08 33 has flown and thankfully Maya remains standing on that live fish!
few minutes later, Maya starts feeding two interested chicks, the other deciding to wait
14:22 Fish!
33 arrives with a freshly caught fish for his family
Maya quickly takes it
Chicks up and Maya dishes out their fish
33 soon flies off and Maya continues feeding