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.
3H3 - higher now, she's out of view!
and down
Richard B
Karen W said:
Aw, so exciting when the chicks get to this stage. Any moment now she will be up and away
Glider said:so exciting when the chicks get to this stage.
Just thinking the same, GLIDER :)))
IMAGICAT
Morning ALL
04:21 beautiful sunrise
04:37 33 arrives with breakfish
05:01 Maya followed 33 and dished out breakfish
08:13 3H4 getting some height now
just now the chicks are resting
I'm out most of today and tomorrow so will catch up at some point SYL
Thanks Karen. Looks like a super sunrise
09:24 Fledge - 3H3 has fledged @ 52 days old
3H3 flaps her wings
up
she's gone - 3H3 has fledged
Maya took off straight after her - two on the nest
09:26 33 arrives with a large fish
33 flies off - chicks tuck in
I must go out now - SYL