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.
Wow!!Blue 33(11) (this calls for his full name!) with 2 big ones within 40 minutes (19:07, 19:42) (and a tiny one at 18.01)But Wow!! What a Dad!!
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Morning ALL
04:46 Sunrise
06:11 3H5
06:11 and then some wing flapping
07:33 Both up and 3H4 exercising his wings
07:49 great effort from 3H5
Not going to be too long before they are off too!
3H5 so wants to go
just need to trust herself
00:37 only 3H4 and 3H5 sleeping on the nest
04:02 3H5 wing flapping as the sun rises
04:15 3H3 joins her siblings
04:54 33 approaches with breakfish
and quickly taken
05:40 3H3 flies off as 3H5 tucks in
06:16 3H3 returns and has the fish -
06:18 Once the chicks have finished, 33 arrives and collects the fish
06:43 33 returns with the fish as Maya is waiting to have her share
06:44 Maya feeds the 3H4 along with herself as 33 cleans his beak
I'm off out all day now. Catch up later
And she's gone :-)3H5 leaves the nest!!
Morning ALL - fantastic news on 3H5's fledge - thanks Bart.
Couple of stills of her fledge just for the record and Rutland Confirmation:
Blue 3H5(23) fledges @ 10:23 6 July 2023
Confirmation from Rutland
catch up
02:48 all three sound asleep
04:01 chicks awake - I see the cam has been moved
04:20 chicks rises and grabs a fish stashed underneath
04:35 3H4 flaps his wings as 3H3 tucks in
05:07 Maya has joined the chicks and dishing out some fish
soon Maya, 3H3 and 3H5 fly off leaving 3H4
07:14 3H4 flapping those wings - he wants to go too
047:38 Maya returns and has some fish
08:02 33 arrives and collects the fish after Maya has had her share and flown
present - 08:09 3H4,alone on the nest, stands looking out
Don't think it will be too long for him to take to the skies and then it will be "ENS"
10:37 3H4 wing flapping, helicoptering - really preparing himself to go
10:54 3H4 flattens and Maya is quick to the nest to protect her boy
nothing comes of it