Continued from Manton Bay June 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 @ 17:29. Egg #1 laid 31 March @ c 23:30 & hatched 09 May @ 23:02, Egg #2 laid 03 April @ 18:31 & hatched 10 May @ 12:30 and Egg #3 laid 06 April @ 20:30 & hatched 12 May @ 08:24. On 20 June the chicks were ringed with their unique blue darvics. Chick #1 was fitted with 1H1, #2 with 1H2 and #3 with 1H3. All chicks were females and full details of their biometric data can be found here.
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1H1 not back yet.
Meanwhile 1H2 tucks in
15:15 Maya arrives and feeds herself also 1H3 who has moved up for a few bits
16:35 1H1 arrives safely back to the nest
and soon makes her way to the left over fish
1H1 tucks in - suspect she will be hungry
good to see her back
1H1 took off again just approx 18:30 and returned quickly
18:36 1H2 and 1H3 look as their sibling approaches
and back again - nice 1H1 has ventured off again, good for her confidence
but how her siblings want to go too - lots of wing flapping
and settled - nice capture of the sisters
and latest from the team
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waiting on their supper :-)
Maya has now arrived
Beautiful evening. Maya has flown and the chicks have settled down
Off now for the night.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring - will we see 1H2 or 1H3 fledge or perhaps both as they both look ready and so close to taking that leap of faith.
BFN