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.
33 pays a visit - nest beginning to look crowded
and chicks just lazing around
Maya pottering about quite a bit - they have quickly transformed into three beauties!
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I see from the blog that this is the last one we will get from Abi as she is moving on elsewhere so here's wishing her all the best in her new position wherever that may be.
14:29 Fish
14:30 33 doesn't hang about flying straight off
and soon feed gets underway
getting much steadier on their feet now!
A one-in-a-blue-moon contribution from me :)))
Plenty of views of these fine chicks on their own lying down,, but not so many of them up, with all their faces showing
IMAGICAT
Anytime I have checked the nest today, this bunch, if not eating, have been lying around
No late fish delivery here. Maya and flown and this three look settled down for the night
Morning ALL
06:06 Maya and Chicks up, one having a good flap, waiting on breakfish
06:08 Crikey!! Chick #2 lunches at Maya!
#1 then launches at #2 and firmly puts it in its place
#1 resumes order on the nest!