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.
Many thanks for the super opening to this new thread, Karen! What a fantastic image of the Manton Bay family - just fab!
Gorgeous opening KAREN and welldone for managing it I couldn't even get on the site this morning
Three huge chicks asleep with Maya standing by, preening. Even chick three is catching up with his/her siblings
C ROP
Intruder 33 helping Maya to defend He has now flown in pursuit
18:17 Fish !!
33 arrives with a whopper for dinner
Maya drags it across the nest as the chicks get themselves up
33 flies off as feed gets underway
33 returns and Maya moves from the fish. Chicks try to self feed
Maya soon returns and feeds them once more
chicks soon full and lying down
Maya eats some more and once finished, 33 arrives and collects the fish
Maya then takes off most like up to the cam post leaving the chicks resting after their fish dinner
Nice to see the whole family well fed
Maya has returned and the chicks are snuggled into her