Continued from Manton Bay – April 2024.
The history of the Manton Bay nest and stats can be found here .
The season so far: On 12 March, Maya returned 12 March @ 15:58 and Blue 33(11) on the 13 March @ 15:25. Maya laid her first egg on 30 March @ 13:58, the second on 02 April @ 13:15 and a third on 05 April @ 11:06.
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Maya and 33(11) have taken turns incubating their precious eggs and we should see the first hatch towards the end of the first week in May.
Morning ALL - one little bob who is now 4 days old and an unhatched egg. Seems Maya and 33 will just be raising one chick this season.
03:11 Maya rises for a little break
Horrible, wet morning
06:02 33 arrives with a fish piece in talon
Maya takes a comfort break while 33 leaves the fish at the back of the nest and stands watch over bob
06:06 Maya returns and settles down on bob
06:39 Maya rises and grabs the fish piece
she eats and slips some fish to bob
Fascinating facts. I wonder if being a spoilt only chick is an advantage for adult life or does the natural sibling fight for food increase survival skills later on?
Freebird66 - 33 was an only chick and what a superstar he has turned out to be
06:58 Maya protecting the little one from the rain
Maya could do well without this wet, damp weather.
08:59 still miserable
10:51 Maya rises and 33 arrives with a large headless fish
Maya takes off for a comfort break leaving 33 cleaning his beak and watching bob
33 soon flies off, Maya returns and bob is up for fish
plenty fish there for the family today
short feed, but bob got a few bits and Maya settles down again.
off for the day now, catch up later
Catch up on today's feeds
12:03 Maya rises as does bob but she doesn't eat/feed
12:24 Maya up and tucking in and a few bits for bob
14:39 another top up
15:51 more fish
16:25 Maya takes a break leaving 33 watching bob sleep off its fish
Maya soon returns, 33 flies off and Maya settles down
Morning ALL
everything looking fine -
06:07 33 returned with the fish piece he had earlier collected from the nest
06:15 bob is getting fish
close up
08:10 Another top up
08:59 Maya starts to tidy up
and soon 33 flies off and Maya settles down.
09:19 Present scene
off for the day now, catch up later BFN
14.11 on … OMG Another dangerous fish! Little Bob is in trouble - serious trouble
14.21 Bob’s been flung out by the flapping fish, is on the extreme edge
15.25 Cam gone off - looks like Rutland staff to the rescue!