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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Yes definitely rain after we leave..... That would definitely make the camping interesting think we on limit as it is!
5 grey herons in bay 33 just attacked one!
Also chicks pleased to see Maya back with the fish she then cleaned her toes..... talons in the water!
LAM said:Maya takes fish on a tour as she sees off intruder and now brings it back to the nest for 1H3.Then dips her feet for a wash and onto Cam post.
12:53 - And here is the delivery LAM
quickly snatched
Maya flies off. 1H3 guards her fish and 1H2 arrives
1H2 creeps forward but gets warned off
12:58 1H2 eventually flies off leaving 1H3 to eat in peace
13:12 1H3 takes off with the fish
c LRWT
33 chasing heron! He really doesn't like them and he's surrounded! lol!