Continued from Manton Bay March/April 2023
Details about the Manton Bay nest can be found on the season’s opening post.
The season so far: Blue 33(11) returned March 16 @ 12:58 and Maya on March 19 @ 06:54. Maya has laid four eggs on Apr 4 @ 15:52, April 7 @ 09:04, April 10 @ 07:03 and April 13 @ 08:08. The first egg is expected to hatch around 12 May.
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33 fiddles about with that stick!!
he's bored lol
and a pose
and eventually, a rest lol
13:09 33 arrived with another stick and fiddled about
Maya flew off
33 watches over the little one
Maya returns after a few minutes with a large clump of hay
33 flies off and checking just now, 13:28 - Maya is settled down with the hay by her side
33 finds the fish lol and drags it away from Maya
gets hold and flies off with it
not an issue as we know he'll be back with it and 33 needs to eat too :-)
33 returns empty taloned. Must of dropped the fish. But we know he'll get another :-)
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I saw it Bart - was busy doing the vid for Lowes so couldn't post but captured and here it is!!
18:58 33 arrives with dinner
Maya makes her way round and takes the fish
33 flies off and feed gets under way
Maya has had a good feed but I never saw bob getting any ?
19:07 Maya settles down
It's a huge fish and plenty left and bob will get some later but I so wish I could box some and send it up to Lowes.
21:19 33 returns with the fish
feed gets underway
and fish for the little bob
20:29 Feed over - Maya tidies up
Yeah.. Second chick has hatched!! First view 06:36:23
Thank you Bart and Karen for GOOD news.