Continued from Manton Bay - June 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 - Apr 4 @ 15:52, April 7 @ 09:04, April 10 @ 07:03 and April 13 @ 08:08. 38 days later on May 12 @ 08:18 the first chick hatched followed by chick #2 on May 14 @ 06:36 and chick #3 was first seen @ 05:45 on May 17. Chick #4 hatched on May 18 @ 18:53 and not long after a live fish was delivered to the nest causing havoc and the little chick died the following morning. On June 24, the chicks were ringed – Blue 3H3(F), Blue 3H4(M) and Blue 3H5(F).
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Over the next few days we will see the chicks flapping, strengthening their wings ready to take that great leap of faith and fledge.
16:16 - 33 delivers a fish to 3H4 who then pushes dad off the nest!!
16:16 33 approaches with a fish - 3H4 waiting
3H4 makes a dive for it
33 hovers over to the other side of the nest - 3H4 looking defensive
suddenly 3H4 launches at 33
and pushes 33 off the nest
the fish goes under a stick but 3H4 pulls it free
and soon tucking in
16:35 3H3 joins 3H4 on the nest waiting a turn of the fish
6:40 3H5 arrives too
16:53 3H5 now tucking in
16:57 33 approaches with another fish!
quickly taken by 3H3
33 flies off leaving the juveniles to their fish teas.
3H3 drags the fish over and tucks in
17:46 Maya has joined the fish party!
17:47 33 approaches with another fish!!
the whole family on the nest - what a fish party!!
33 then takes off with it
feast continues
18:00 approx (cam jumping) but 33 has returned with the fish which one juvenile eats at the back as Maya eats from the other fish at the front
19:08 the family has eaten well and one juvenile rests or remains on guard
and just now - Maya and the juveniles are back for more!
Great day for stories today (with the push and the fish..). Thanks Karen for the pics again.But this one was amazing too..3H5 goes of the nest.. and dives into the bay.. twice!!
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Morning ALL
Scrolling back, the nest remained empty overnight until
04:25 Maya arrives on the nest
04:26 3H3 arrived and grabbed one of the fish
04:28 Maya flew off and 3H5 arrived
04:34 3H4 arrives but has to wait his turn as both his sisters are tucking into the two fish left overnight on the nest
04:53 3H3 and 3H5 have both flown leaving 3H4 to have his share
05:14 Maya arrives and juveniles quickly follow wanting some fish from mum
05:23 Maya continues to dish out fish, 33 arrives and grabs the other
05:33 All juveniles fed and flown, Maya and 33 now have their breakfish
Whole family fed and off flying around the bay, the juveniles strengthening and practicing their flying skills for that long flight ahead of them
Karen W said:That was amazing - I wouldn't have expected her to be diving so quickly after fledging. Thanks for sharing, Bart.
Well Karen..
3H4 does the same today!! At 12:50:23 in the video (wanted to show the whole sequence).Funny how his sisters look at him we he gets back wet. "Well done little brother!"Maybe.. this will be the first where a Juvie takes a fish back to the nest (never seen that)..
WOW! Just fabulous, Bart!
04:28 All on the nest waiting on breakfish
one by one they fly off arrived back @ 06:52 yelling for fish
06:52 33 approaches with a large fish
they make a dash for it
soon tucking in and waiting
then tug of fish
and eventually the last one has its share
08:25 Juveniles all fed, Maya now arrives and stands with the fish
08:43 still standing, having some herself
and then after no one comes back for more, she flies off with it
off out for the day now - SYL
Karen W said:Thanks Bart - 3H4 now - wow!! I cannot recall having seen this but we do have a better viewing angle this year. I remember Roli catching and returning to the nest (can't remember the nest) with a small fish also I think a juvenile has at the Lowes - Sandra will know. I have reported on this thread since 2014 and I've never seen or read of a Manton Bay juvenile catching and bringing a fish to the nest! But never say never - this may be the year :-)
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Hi Karen,
Roli, KA5(19), was from Llyn Brenig - parents B24 and HR7.
As for Lowes, PT4(19) was witnessed actually catching a fish and she brought it back to the nest. Last season, there was a possibility that LP8 did the same BUT there may have been a handover away from the nest after he'd had a bath, nothing caught on cam - he was definitely wet when he landed with a live fish.
Hope that helps