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
© Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
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.
quick catch up:
08:47 33 arrives with fish
chicks up and Maya arrives
33 flies off and chicks share the fish
09:21 Maya soon gives them a help, moves in and dishes out the fish
10:46 Maya looking a bit tired as she watches over the chicks
11:09 - current scene just same as 10:47 - Maya dozing as she watches over her snoozing chicks
good effort from 1H3 a few minutes ago
08:36 Fish!
Maya follows
Feed gets underway
Today 1H1 is 50 days old 1H2 is 49 days old and 1H3 is 47 days old First fledge looking very likely within the next few days here!
Don't think I have ever seen Maya try to feed 33 before ???
10:12 Chicks all fed, settled and Maya stands with the fish. 33 arrives and after seeing his family have been fed, moves forward to take the fish from Maya to have his share
But Maya who hangs onto the fish not allowing 33 to take it
and instead numerous times offers to feed 33
33 refuses the fish and eventually takes the fish from Maya
But Maya keeps hold of the fish and 33 flies off fishless
10:24 chicks rest and Maya continues to stand with the fish