Continued from Manton Bay July 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 their biometric data can be found here. 1H1 fledged on 2 July @ 05:34, 1H3 on 3 July @ 12:09 and 1H2 on 4 July @ 09:06.
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Morning ALL
IH1 seems to be an early bird as she is usually the first to show on the nest fish calling
05:44 33 approaches with a FISH
1H1 guards her fish as 33 flies off
05:58 and soon tucking in
06:57 1H1 leaves the fish and cleans her beak
07:00 1H1 flies off, Maya arrives and grabs the fish
07:00 1H1 returns
07:01 Maya takes off with the fish
1H1 finds some left overs and has some more fish!
she then flies off - ENS
Today's Portraits & Chicks' Ages: Blue 1H1 is 92 days old
Blue 1H2 is 91 days old &
Blue 1H3 is 89 days old
(will add portraits later)
07:40 Maya returns with the fish
Maya has stood with the fish for about half an hour waiting on the youngsters appearing - no sign of 1H2 or 1H3 so far this morning!
So Maya now has some fish
and continues to wait
Maya has remained on the nest with the fish
09:09 unseen iIntruder - Maya screeches and wing flaps
and a minute later flies off with the fish
I wonder where 1H2 and 1H3 are?
Hopefully see them later today
catch up:
11:29 1H1 returns
and Maya returns with the fish
11:31 1H1, who doesn't eat any on the nest, flies off with the fish
catch up cont:
13:08 1H3 appears - she is still here
13:10 1H3 is joined by a "fishless" 1H1
13:10 1H1 wing flaps appearing to chase 1H3 off the nest!!
1H1 gives chase
Has 1H1 taken over the nest??? I hope not and that we are not about to see a repeat of last year when 095 constantly chased 096 from the nest!
15:33 1H1 returns
only stays a minute and flies off
17:39 another brief visit - unsure who
18:06 1H1 back on the nest, stays a little bit and flies off
18:33 1H1 returns and calling. Once more only stays a minute and flies off
To summarise from a very quick scroll back,
1H1 has been on/off the nest a few times today and had fish. 1H3 appeared and initially was wary of something above her. 1H1 landed and appeared to chase 1H3 off the nest. As yet there has been no sighting today of 1H2.
05:00 1H1 arrives on the nest as the sun rises
05:46 33 arrives with a smallish fish for her
1H1 takes the fish and then flies off with it
05:56 Maya on the nest and soon joined by 1H3
1H1 flies over them - twice!!
05:58 Maya flies off and 1H1 lands with her fish still in talon
1H1 looking defensive
05:59 1H3 flies off and 1H1 follows
07:03 1H1 is back on the nest, fishless and calling
07:06 Another fish - this time 33 brings a huge one and taken by 1H1
1H1 tucks in
07:44 1H1 still tucking in
To recap,
33,Maya, 1H1 and 1H3 still here.
Two fish deliveries so far and both taken by 1H1.