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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Thank you Wendy for your response. Very sad. Glad I wasn't watching at the time ..... it's hard to get sights like out out of one's head
can see the hay moving as one of the chicks wiggles about under and a head emerges!
all there - can now see 3 heads
and now a chick fight
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The pile of hay is sure handy when you're tired from eating and want to rest your head
Karen W said:and now a chick fight
Always very difficult to watch when they get nasty with each other!
2013 photos & vids here
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Heart in my mouth here
18:44 Maya feeding chicks and #3 has itself round
seems pretty low and away from centre!
Maya settles down to brood and the little chick is stuck
19:11 Maya is looking - it appears jammed
#3 is trying to get up and back into the cup under Maya
19:25 hopefully #3 can climb out
19:27 almost there
and safely up and under mum -
last night at 19:44 33 arrived with a large live pike -
33 kept hold as it thrashed about
Maya moves to take it
supper gets underway
all tucked up and breakfish already left for them
This morning
04:57 first feed
05:20 33 flies off with it
05:44 33 returns
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