MANTON BAY - AUGUST 2023 to end of FEBRUARY 2024

  • 06:08  Maya continues to call as 33 flies by

    fish

    Maya take the remains of the fish

    and off she flies with it

    33 wipes his beak

    06:12  33 flies off

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  • 05:52  33 arrives on the nest

    looks around

    05:54 he flies off and 

    06:16 back again

    poses for a bit

    06:18 he flies off

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    No sign of Maya

  • 08:09  33 returns with a stick

    just wants to leave everything so so

    looks around

    08:12  off he goes

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  • 09:45   Maya is still here!   

    13:02  She has been on and off the nest fish calling and eventually 33 arrives with a fish

    off she goes with it

    33 is on and off the nest all afternoon

    and 17:23 flies up to the campost

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  • 05:41   33 arrives on the nest and only stays a minute

    05:56  another brief visit

    06:32  another brief visit

    and back up to the cam post

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  • 06:55  33 is back - just looking around

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  • 07:15  Maya arrives - she is still here

    33 quickly follows

    Maya flies off and 33 stands guard

    off he goes and

    08:01  returns for another brief visit 

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  • I am wondering if another record could be broken here by this pair??

    They must surely be, within any season, the longest pairing staying here!!

    Perhaps another stat we need to keep?

  • 14:17  Maya on the nest and fish calling

    close up

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    14:20  off she flies up to the cam post.

    Can't help but think its about time she got some practice in catching her own 

  • 33 arrives and Maya follows

    16:11  Maya continues to call

    close up

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