Continued from Manton Bay – May 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. At 23:23 on 10 May, egg #3 after 35 days was the only one to hatch. Maya had previously removed one egg at 10:50 on 5 May and the other remains on the nest. On 15 May at 14:21 a live fish flapped, displacing the chick into the sticks at the side of the nest. Unable to get free, Rutland Officials accessed the nest and placed the chick back in the middle of the nest thankfully none the worse for its ordeal.
Around the third week in June, the chick will be ringed with its blue darvic and we will learn more about it ie its sex, measurements, weight etc. Until then, it will eat, sleep and continue to grow into a beautiful young osprey.
Yay! Brilliant news to see you Karen, do take time to recover.
Well our Boy had some real seconds up in the air, and when I saw him edge back and poop. I thought OH My He is really going to go, But he certainly had some attempts.
going up again
ooh, just going ,out of sight
and gone
but only seconds back again
still flapping
33 brings a twig
Hmm ,no fish!
and only just looked back in and sitting lovely and comfy, so not today me thinks.
©️L&RWT
Lovely capture of that wingspan Kate
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Hi Karen,
Lovely to see you’re back home and taking it easy. All at your own pace, your health comes first.
1R0 and his famous parents are a joy to watch.
Gosh, 1R0 was nearly away this morning Kate! Great captures
Take it easy Karen, am sure seeing your special one take to the skies will cheer you up no end
This morning sees him still" shall I shan't I " Ha!!!
again did his morning ablutions off the side,(see the while jet stream CHOL:):))....notice most birds do that before they fly .
watching the swan go by
08.27ish
another pre flight rigmarole or not Ha!!
too busy preening to see a family passing by
A little later Dad brings yet anther twig...
and uninterested as no fish
Dad soon departs
The day is yet young! Perhaps we’ll have take off later Kate!
Mum just visits empty handed.
16.44ish Mum arrives empty handed then Dad with a tiddler.
tries to get him to feed himself.
20.32 1R0 managed a self feed with a live fish tonight. He took the fish from 33.
20.33 1R0 managed to get a good grip with his talons.
20.37 Maya oversaw the feed
20.38 Then left as she could see 1R0 was making good progress.
20.50 He managed to eat the head
20.50 Then picked up the stringy bit off the nest, multiple times, without success in swallowing.
20.53 Mum then came to help him with the rest of his feed.