Continued from Manton Bay - May 2022
Details about the Manton Bay nest can be found on the season’s opening post
The season so far: Maya returned 15 March @ 10:21 & Blue 33(11) on 21 March @ 17:29Egg #1 laid 31 March @ c 23:30 & hatched 09 May @ 23:02Egg #2 laid 03 April @ 18:31 & hatched 10 May @ 12:30Egg #3 laid 06 April @ 20:30 & hatched 12 May @ 08:24
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Under the careful care and protection of Maya and 33(11), all three chicks have thrived and later this month we will learn more about them when ringing takes place.
Morning LAM, Patily & ALL
LAM - thanks for all your reports and no doubt you will be back visiting the family again, well I hope you manage.
Quick scroll back and just as PATILY has reported, it has been raining and Maya and the chicks looking quite soggy
05:21 Just noticed a left over piece of fish in the middle of the nest which the chicks are nibbling at!!
one chicks is getting itself up on its feet!
05:27 Maya flies off and the chicks still try to self feed
05:36 Maya returns and feeds the chicks
07:06 the fish is finished and Maya stands guard over the chicks
and just now, after leaving them snoozing for a bit, Maya has returned and waits on 33 and a fresh fish
catch up later - BFN
patily said:I thought going by all the rippleson the water that 33 would not be able to fish but good on him he did bring one a while ago and after he had a nibble on the nest Maya did manage a feed Icouldn't see how big the fish was as 33 stood at the back of the nest behind the chicks but judging by the relative shortness of the feed I don't think the fish could have been too big
Hi Patily, coincidently, I too was wondering about any deliveries and had scrolled back as you posted. Fish, as you guessed, wasn't huge but a fair size and I suppose they are eating a lot more and quicker too now!!
Some captures of that delivery / feed :-)
10:00 33 arrives with a live fish
10:01 33 stands on it, waiting for Maya who is approaching the nest
10:01 Maya arrives
Maya soon takes the fish and feed gets underway
10:06 33 flies off
and then joins the other for more fish
scene just now
13:41 Fish!
33 flies off and another feed gets underway
close up
15:42 Fish!
quick taken by Maya
chicks up, 33 flies off and feed gets underway
20:28 Fish !!
33 lands with a large, live fish!!
33 flies off and chicks keep clear as Maya keeps hold of the flappin fish!!
Feed soon gets underway