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.
Well Patily, we will know for sure shorty for they have been ringed!!!
Cams working again and can just see one chick's blue darvic
and all chicks looking fine
09:58 Maya returns to the nest and enjoys some fish as the chicks continue to rest
but after a few minutes, one gets itself up for some fish
and another does some exercises
close up - looks like 1H3
and glimpses of the other two's darvics - are they 1H1 and 1H2?
Well spotted, Karen. Interesting combination - number letter number.
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Two have had a stretch and are more interested in their surroundings. Blue 1H3 is wandering. All they need is a fish from 33!
11.55 33 returned....with a stick! He spotted a tail end and ate from it. I think Maya landed on the cam post - shudder.
11.56 Maya dropped down to the nest and took the fish tail from 33.
11.56 33 flew off, Maya tucked into the tail end. Chicks aren't interested, at the moment
Richard B