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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Morning All - thanks for the updates. Lovely to see 33 feeding the chicks summary of this morning's activities:
06:09 33 arrives with breakfish
06:12 chicks quickly up in line to be fed
06:19 all getting fish
06:33 feed over
07:26 Top up for the chicks
08:27 More fish on offer :-)
08:51 Maya settles down to brood
catchup:
11:20 Another feed
11:52 33 arrives as Maya finishes feeding the chicks
and collects the fish
Chick #1's head is getting darker!
Have always been able to ID #3 but this is the first time I have been able to ID #1 and #2 !!
11:59 Maya watches and over the snoozing chicks
12:13 Chicks up - they are looking to mum for a top up!
12:16 33 returns with the fish
33 eats and the chicks are making their way to him for some fish!!
12:19 No fish from dad - 33 continues to eat and the chicks settle in Maya's shade
12:33 33 must be hungry - still eating at the bakc of the nest
12:36 33 offers some fish to the chick
Maya then moves and takes part of the fish
Maya start feeding the chicks and 33 continues eating from the other bit of the fist
12:39 33 finishes of the tail then flies off as Maya continues to feed the chicks
close up
12:47 Maya still dishing out the fish
14:44 FISH!!
33 stands on the fish for a bit -
14:47 Maya takes the fish who holds it for a few minutes
14:52 33 flies off and Maya starts to feed the chicks
all chicks getting fish
Chick #1
Chick #3
Chick #2
15:28 Top up!
Chick #3 has climbed out the cup and got itself up to Maya
and gets some fish :-)
#3 keeps pole position
33 arrives
takes the fish from Maya and has a few bits
33 slips #3 some fish
Maya moves round and takes the fish back
and feeds the chicks again
Morning Patily & ALL
brief summary of this morning's activities:
04:53 33 arrives with breakfish
04:54 Maya rises and takes the fish -
04:55 chicks soon in line and Maya dishes out breakfish
Maya then broods the chicks and 33 collects the fish
05:57 33 returns with the fish and another top up
06:33 Maya keeps the chicks warm - plenty fish left at back of nest
06:41 Maya enjoys some fish while the chicks snooze but they are soon up for more fish
07:45 Maya rises and does some nest work while the chicks snooze