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 returned with the fish and soon flew off leaving Maya topping up the bobs again lol
and she slips a bit fish to little bob
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
19:32 another feed underway
I shouldn't be.. but I'm always amazed about how awesome Maya and 33 are.Look at those crops already
picture from 19.17#3 slowly getting a few bites.. funny to see him wake up after a few minutes when the feeding starts..#1 is a big one already.. and almost always on the front row!! (like a good little #1 is supposed to be)Can't wait to see how Maya handles 4 chicks.. but for now.. she is just utterly amazing!!btwTrying my best to keep the feedings too..Green is a good feed (10+ bites), Orange a small feed (like under 10 bites), red ofc is no bites at all)
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Morning ALL
06:36 33 arrives with a large, live fish
drops it far too near the chicks for comfort!!
Maya grabs hold and starts feeding the chicks
07:55 33 returns with the fish
feeds gets underway and Maya is making sure they all get fish
Chick #1
chick #2
chick #3
08:04 Chick #4 is hatching!!
For the timeline
and a close up
08:35 Maya rises for a stretch - shell broken
close up
08:44 33 arrives with a large stick