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.
07:43 Fish!! Finally!!
Must have been difficult to fish yesterday.. just a tiny one in the evening. But this one is big enough..
Mayhem all around ofc as everyone comes down to get it!
3H3 gets it (and 33 talon) first..
Hopefully 3H4 will get some too.. he will need the energy to be able to fledge today
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Morning ALL
00:01 3H4 sleeps alone on the nest
01:09 Awake and looking up - suspect some of the family are on the camp post
04:12 3H3 now joins her sibling who slept alone overnight on the nest
04:49 sunrise
05:13 Chicks coming and going - 3H4 looking around - will he go today?
07:16 after a rest, still thinking about it
07:43 33 arrives with a large fish
and one by one the family arrive and make a dive for the fish and 33 gets his leg pulled instead of the fish
33 flies off leaving the winner guarding the fish
07:47 Maya has now flown leaving the chicks to share the fish
Reminder of the chicks ages - today:
3H3 is 57 days old
3H4 is 55 days old and
3H5 is 52 days old
great effort by 3H4 as his sibling eats
up out of sight
again - 3H4 is not interested in eating - just flapping those wings
08:38 3H4 now has his share
08:46 Maya arrives and collects the fish
3H4 moves over and as Maya eats, she slips him the odd bit
and another arrives to be fed by mum
15:43 chicks on the nest waiting and shouting on dad bringing them a fish
15:46 33 arrives with a huge fish
quickly taken by 3H3 as 3H5 returns
she guards her fish
it's a massive fish!!
16:01 3H3 still has the fish - 33 should have removed the head for them
16:43 3H3 continues to battle with the fish as 3H5 picks up some loose bits
16:47 tired of waiting, 3H5 flies off
16:50 3H3 gives up
16:53 33 arrives, has a couple of bits as 3H4 takes the fish from him
3H5 returns as 3H4 continues to eat
16:57 3H5 now takes the fish and drags it over the nest
17:21 33 arrives and grabs the fish and then flies off with it
17:36 Maya joins 3H4 and shouts for the fish
17;45 33 returns with the fish and stands with Maya as 3H4 tucks in
18:22 3H4 finishes and Maya grabs the fish
18:25 Maya tucks in and offers 3H4 some more
present - 18:32 Maya and 3H4 continue to feast
3H4 settles down for another night alone on the nest.
He did it!!
3H4 fledges (or branched) to the cam!! Whoohoo!!
And a proper fledge at 6.12.42