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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1H3 returns, fishless!
but mum shares some of hers with her
I don't know the chicks here, but ...
14.56 Abandoned fish tail on the nest
15.00 Maya drops down to claim it and tucks in
One chick lands hoping to be fed
15.05 33 lands with another fish tail - in his right talon, so is obscured. He looked around for any takers coming in
15.06 No takers so he flew off with it
15.12 33 returns with the tail end, followed by another chick
He looked around, as though waiting for a specific chick - is that possible? Rather than feed the expectant youngster who followed him in, 33 flies off.
15.17 Maya feeds a hungry chick
15.20 the second chick, the one not being fed by Maya, finds fish tail end on the nest and tucks into that. Did 33 leave it when he flew off?
15.27 the first chick has its fill and flies confidently off.
Maya continues to eat her tail end, likewise the second chick!
15.37 the first - or the third - chick lands and waits to be fed by Maya.
15.40 the second chick gives on with the tail fin and flies off. Maya continues to feed the remaining chick
Happy Days!
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Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Morning ALL
ALAN - thanks for your kind words and SHEILA for the updates.
The family has already had their breakfish
04:44 Maya arrives and starts feeding one 1H3 from the fish left over from last night
04:45 33 arrives with a fresh fish
33 flies off leaving the fish and 1H2 oins Maya to be fed
1H1 arrives and feeds from the fresh fish while Maya continues feeding 1H2 and 1H3
1H3 has finished
after being fed, the family fly off, 1H2 the last to leave with one fish, the other left for whoever wants more
05:51 1H3 returns
more fish
and then flies off leaving the fish for the family
ENS
Today's portraits:
Blue 1H1(22) 87 days old
Blue 1H2(22) - 86 days old
Blue 1H3(22) - 84 days old
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
all waiting and shouting on 33 to bring dinner!!
L-R
1H2 - 1H3 - 1H1
Screeches and Squeals intensify as 33 approaches with dinner lol
1H1 quickly moves in to take it
33 takes off and 1H1 makes a start
Plenty to go round - just hope one of the chicks doesn't fly off with it and instead just takes its fill and moves on allowing the next to eat.