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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Chicks #1 and #2 look fine - they're quite lively in front of Maya
That was quite a fright Karen.. but they seem to be okay now..
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It is always frightening when live fish are brought back, Bart. Although it is great there being a constant food supply on the doorstep so to speak, it also has the downside that the fish are still live which we see here all to often. Maya will, I suppose, feed the chicks at some point so we'll get a better view.
Poor Maya is having a right faffing getting herself sorted on top of the 4 chicks!
Peek a boo, we are not staying under!!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A funny moment just after 8.30pm, the fish under Maya is still moving!!
She moved slightly and the clump of nesting to the right, flew out from her side, was flicked from fish.
The look on her face!!
Fish still flapping!!
What just happened!!
Maya is up - hopefully she gets that blooming pike out of the cup
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