The Royal Spoonbills that were at Kelly's have gone. I could weep.
On Wednesday morning, two birds were sitting on nests. Another bird
flew in and changed shifts with the bird at the back. On Friday
morning, when I arrived, no bird was on an nest but about 10 minutes
later, 3 rsb flew into the tree. They seemed to be adjusting twigs
but I also had the impression that one of the birds might have
regurgitated food to a chick. Wishful thinking? If the eggs that
the birds have been sitting on were laid as a result of the
copulation that Margaret reported on November 17th, the resulting
chicks would have been about ready to hatch this week. Was Thursday
just too hot for young chicks? This morning there were no rsb
around, only ibises but they were not taking over the nests. I hope
that anyone seeing rsbs will report it on the chat line. Is it
possible that they may mate again, somewhere else?
Elizabeth
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