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.
catch up
09:43 Maya returns and the chicks self feed
10:00 Maya takes the fish and takes over feeding them
10:01 33 arrives mantling - unseen intruder
10:04 threat passes quickly and Maya continues to feed 3H4 and 3H5
11:45 Maya again feeds 3H4 and 3H5 - very windy
12:28 3H3 safely returns to the nest
12:29 3H3 grabs hold of the fish and has a well deserved meal
13:05 3H3 finishes, cleans her beak and
13:22 soon joins her siblings for a well earned rest
13:43 Maya returns for more fish
14:01 (present) 3H3 tucking into more fish
Confirmation from Rutland
and another view from the video of her siblings looking up in amazement
Video: Manton Bay's Blue 3H3(23) fledges @ 09:24 on 3 July 2023
14:28 33 arrives, collects the fish and flies off with it
Reminder of chicks ages - today:
3H3 is 52 days old
3H4 is 50 days old and
3H5 is 47 days old
Wonderful ! Thank you Karen. And mum Maya flies off too to support her chick
Morning ALL
06:26 33 approaches with a fish
Maya stands by as the chicks tuck in
07:11 3H3 flies off - she'll be loving her freedom
07:49 3H4 and 3H5
Maya returns and dishes out the fish
07:52 3H3 approaches and lands like a pro
08:08 33 arrives and Maya continues to dish out the fish
08:52 33 collects the fish and flies off with it
present scene @ 09:13
off out now - catch up later
Only 3H4 and Maya in view 3H5 had a nice high helicopter out of range of the cam..She is very ready to follow her sister
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