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Save Moon Camp Fundraising

Help save Jackie & Shadow’s habitat so they can raise their young and continue to allow the world to enjoy watching them! Moon Camp is a proposed development that is in Jackie and Shadow’s foraging area and is less than a mile from their nest. This luxury residential housing project along with marina slips, assures “significant detrimental impact” to Bald Eagles and endangered plant life, according to wildlife experts.

The San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust (SBMLT) has entered into a limited Purchase Option Agreement to buy the land and to save the eagles’ foraging area on the undisturbed North Shore for $10 million. The funds need to be raised before July 31. After the sale, the Moon Camp land will be in permanent conservatorship next to United States Forest Service (USFS) land.

Jackie & Shadow may relocate their nest if we don’t save their habitat. Help donate to the official Save Moon Camp project here. Over $2mil raised so far, every little helps and we don’t have much time!

5/31/26 – Sandy and Luna seen together, giving us a nice view of them both. Sandy front, Luna back.

5/30/26 – Luna seen stretching, looking more and more like a juvenile bald eagle ready to fly.

5/29/26 – What a beautiful closeup pic of Luna, on this fine Friday afternoon. Thank you cam operators.

5/27/26 – Sandy was seen wing flapping today, hopping up and down while flapping its big impressive wings. The eaglets are a tad over 7 weeks old. They are expected to fledge at around 8 – 14 weeks.

5/25/26 – Luna seen sunning in a gargoyle (or heraldic) pose. Eagles do this to thermoregulate and for pest control.

5/24/26 – Sandy (left) and Luna (right) looking very cute on this fine Sunday afternoon.

5/23/26 – Sandy (left) and Luna (right) are such cute siblings. Their bond is strong, they are always laying together. No more bonking, even at feed time everything has been chill. This is in part due to the great parenting by Jackie & Shadow for bringing many fish deliveries to the nest every day.

5/22/26 – Beautiful Luna closeup, thank you cam operators!

5/21/26 – Here’s a nice look at Sandy’s talons. They’re developing nicely, and very sharp!

5/19/26 – Sandy’s beautiful wingspan. At 6 weeks old, Sandy has nearly full juvenile contour flight feathers. In a few weeks, the flight feathers will be fully grown.

5/19/26 – Luna (front) and Sandy (back) relaxing together. The sibling bond is strong. They don’t fight anymore, and we love to see it.

5/19/26 – Beautiful closeup shots of Luna. Luna is now 44 days old (just a bit over 6 weeks old).

5/16/26 – Luna was observed to self feed this afternoon with some help from Sandy. Luna practiced using 1 foot on the fish to hold it down while pulling on the meat. It was somewhat successful at getting some pieces of meat off the fish. This is a great milestone to see!

5/15/26 – Nice closeup pics of Sandy and Luna. Sandy on the left/front, Luna on the right/back.

5/14/26 – Here’s a nice pic of Shadow, the super dad. He is their protector, constantly fighting off ravens and hawks. He’s also a provider, delivering fish for the family every day.

5/14/26 – Both eaglets are observed to be standing up more, now that their legs have built strength and balance. They are looking more and more like an adult eagle!

5/14/26 – We are seeing more and more big wingers, both siblings are observed to be flapping their impressive growing wings. Above you’ll see Sandy flapping wings on 5/13, and Luna stretching its wings out fully on 5/14. Look at them impressive wings!

5/12/26 – It’s windy at the Big Bear Valley today, but that doesn’t stop Sandy from napping on a branch. This is cuteness overload.

5/11/26 – Siblings observed to be playing with sticks today. They’re getting along very well these days. The sibling bond is strong.

5/11/26 – The cam operators spoiled us today with a very closeup view of Sandy. Look at how cute this eaglet is!

5/10/26 – Happy Mother’s Day to Jackie and her eagle family. The eaglets are so healthy & well fed thanks to Jackie & Shadow.

5/9/26 – Sandy and Luna looking cute. Bald eagles do not have sweat glands, so they regulate their body temperature by opening their mouth.

5/9/26 – Luna has been camera shy, but we finally got a good closeup shot of Luna! What a beautiful eaglet. Luna’s gape is straight, unlike Sandy’s gape which has an upturn. Gape is the yellow part of their mouth.

5/8/26 – Sandy watched and said, “I can do it too” moments later! So cute to see both of them flapping their wings!

5/8/26 – Luna flapping its big wingers while Sandy watched. Those are impressive wings, with lots of pin feathers growing in nicely.

5/7/26 – Extremely cute pic of Sandy, with Luna in the back. This pic also should help you identify the siblings. Sandy has more of an upturn gape (like Gizmo’s Mona Lisa’s smile from 2025), while Luna has straight gape. Gape is the yellow part of their mouth.

5/6/26 – Shadow delivers a monster fish for the family today. It’s so big they have not needed to catch another fish. Thank you Shadow!

5/6/26 – Sandy (left) and Luna (right) having a brief jousting match. It didn’t last long, both held their ground and neither tried to claim alpha. The siblings are no longer bonking as much anymore, perhaps their bond is growing. We love to see it.

5/6/26 – Speaking of sticks, Jackie brought home a huge stick the size of the nest! How she even carried that big of a tree branch no one knows. She not only had to fly up to the nest tree with it, but land with it. It just shows you how powerful she is. Jackie attempted to rearrange the stick last evening and eventually gave up, leaving the stick in middle of the camera view lol!

5/5/26 – Sandy and Luna are seen playing with sticks and fluff, perhaps learning from family’s home builder Shadow. It’s so cute to see how curious they are, learning to do things that their parents do.

5/5/26 – Beautiful Sandy closeup shots thanks to cam operators! What a beautiful bald eagle. Shadow remains on guard watching over the eaglets. There’s Luna laying down behind Sandy.

5/5/26 – Sandy doing some big winger flaps, stretching the rapidly growing flight wings.

5/5/26 – Good closeup shots of Sandy and Luna on two different days, but they are in similar positions. Luna is laying down, Sandy is standing up.

5/4/26 – We all know Shadow is the builder of the family. This morning Shadow brought in a stick and started to arrange the stick. One of the eaglets watched and started helping him. They’re daddy’s little helpers, they watch and learn. Too cute.

5/3/26 – Luna (left) and Sandy (right) enjoying Sunday afternoon together. Sandy did a wing stretch and accidentally slapped Shadow in the face lol.

5/3/26 – Cute closeup of Luna, thanks to the cam operators. Luna was just taking a nice afternoon nap.

5/2/26 – Sandy and Luna being cute, with huge crops and resting together! Sandy is on the left (chick 1), and Luna is on the right (chick 2). You are starting to see more of their flight feathers growing in, replacing the gray down feathers.

5/1/26 – The votes are in! The eaglets are named as follows: Chick 1 is Sandy, Chick 2 is Luna. In this pic above, Sandy is on the left, and Luna is on the right!

This is directly from FOBBV: “Sandy was the most popular name entered with 3706 of the 63,915 names submitted.

Please know that although Sandy would not have wanted us to outright name one of the eaglets Sandy, she would have been honored that you and the students went through the process and named one of the 2026 eaglets after her.

Thank you for your participation and your generous support of Friends of Big Bear Valley from the entire team. You are much appreciated!”

4/30/26 – Look at the size of them crops! Jackie and Shadow are feeding these eaglets so well, they’ve got crops the size of golf balls. The eaglets are stuffed into food coma, look at how it just lays its head down to take a nap lol!

4/30/26 – Eaglet 1 stretching its wings, how cute! The eaglets are growing nicely, look at the pin feathers on its wings. They’re on their way to grow into full flight feathers.

4/29/26 – Here’s a perfect side by side comparison of the eaglets. Eaglet 1 is on the left, you can see a slant in the upper corner of its mouth. And eaglet 2 is on the right, the upper lip is perfectly straight.

4/29/26 – More cute pics of the eagle family, the eaglets are getting along pretty well these days. Whenever eaglet 1 tries to stir up something, eaglet 2 quickly stops it. Eaglet 2 still has the final say, despite eaglet 1 being larger and older.

4/28/26 – Jackie went on to feed the eaglets that monster fish, and they ended up in food coma with huge drops. Take a look at the crops, the eaglets can barely keep their heads up.

4/28/26 – Before night time, Jackie brings home a monster fish! Look at the size of that fish! The eaglets look on while drooling.

4/28/26 – For comparison purposes, here’s the side view of eaglet 2, where the upper corner of its mouth is straight. Thank you cam operator for these great views.

4/28/26 – Here’s a nice closeup of eaglet 1. We can now confirm eaglet 1 has a slant in the upper corner of its mouth. The slant is on the left side of its face. Eaglet 1 is bigger than eaglet 2 still, but the slant helps differentiate them when they aren’t standing up. Remember Gizmo’s Mona Lisa smile from 2025? This feels similar, now we can tell them apart!

4/28/26 – Here’s a nice morning for the eagle family, a beautiful day and cute eaglets with full crops.

4/27/26 – This morning the eaglets had some time to themselves. They made a cute heart, which made the world say “awww”. But it didn’t take long before they got into some bonking. The sibling rivalry is still there, but it’s much more mild than it used to be. Eaglet 1 (on the right), being bigger, initiates about 50% of the bonking these days. Eaglet 2 (on the left), being smaller & younger, knows to stick up for itself and bonk back, which usually immediately leads to Eaglet 1 submitting and laying down.

It is actually a good thing for Eaglet 2 to be more aggressive. The smaller eaglets in bald eagle nests usually get bullied. If you all remember from the 2025 breeding season, the oldest (and bigger) eaglet was bulling the younger 2 for awhile, not letting them eat. So the fact that Eaglet 2 is able to stand up for itself, and able to get fed, this ensures its survival.

4/26/26 – Jackie feeds eaglets, with some nice closeups thanks to cam operators. The kids are growing up so fast.

4/26/26 – The snow is already melting, the eagle family is doing well. Shadow made a couple of fish deliveries, meanwhile Jackie also made fish & fluff deliveries. The eaglets have been fed very well throughout the day. The weather should be clear this upcoming week. Everything is looking good for the eagle family.

4/26/26 – Shadow came back for his shift while Jackie took a break, and he’s looking good. The blood on his left foot is gone, so the blood was likely from the fish he caught for the family earlier. He’s doing the best he can to brood and keep the eaglets warm. The eaglets are so big now you can see their butts sticking out from under Shadow.

4/26/26 – Caught one of the cutest moments I’ve seen this season. You can see the eaglet under Jackie playing with snow. This eaglet picked a chunk of snow up repeatedly and rolled it around. This is adorable! This eaglet isn’t bothered by snow at all, and appears to be in its natural habitat.

We are glad the eaglets are at this stage of growth, where their thick gray down feathers have grown in. If this snowstorm hit a week earlier, they would’ve been more vulnerable to the weather. Jackie is keeping the eaglets nice and warm.

4/26/26 – After a snowstorm, we always love to see these little heads pop up. Jackie fed the eaglets a big meal, both eaglets got big bites, full crops were observed on them. The eagle family will be alright!

4/26/26 – It’s the morning after the storm, Big Bear Valley is covered in snow. With the pantry all snowed in, Shadow knew he had to deliver breakfast for the family. He flies in with a huge trophy size fish! His left foot is covered in blood, we hope it’s just from the fish as this particular fish is very bloody. Jackie stood up to flap her wings and shake off the snow.

4/25/26 – Tonight Jackie weathers rain and snow. This weather is supposed to continue until late night. The eaglets are too big for Jackie to fully cover them, so she has formed a nice tent for them. She will keep them warm, sleep well eaglets.

4/25/26 – A good closeup look at the pin feather growth of the eaglets. There’s also a very cute pic of eaglets napping together, one was grooming before falling asleep as well.

4/25/26 – Less than an hour later, Shadow comes back with another big fish delivery. The eaglets are stuffed and in food coma, so this one will sit in the pantry. Shadow has been busy, his limp is still visible, we wish for his speedy recovery.

4/25/26 – Jackie took a break and it was time for Shadow to spend some time with the eaglets. He was able to enjoy part of the fish he delivered earlier, and also gave bites to the eaglets. Look at that background, what a beautiful Saturday morning at the Big Bear Lake.

4/25/26 – Shadow came in early to deliver a big fish for the family, Jackie proceeds to feed the eaglets their early morning breakfast.

4/24/26 – Shadow has been busy, he has delivered 5 fish for the eaglets today, so far. Not only that, Shadow is observed to be putting some weight on his left foot holding the fish while tearing fish meat apart. The limp is still there, but he sure has delivered today. Enjoy some closeup pics of the eaglets thanks to the cam operators. The eaglets are taking huge bites now, and they keep wanting more. These eaglets are getting spoiled, and their growth rate is exploding.

4/24/26 – Shadow flew to the nest while Jackie is in the background getting chased by ravens. It’s possible ravens have a nest near by, as the aerial chase almost always involve 2 ravens at once (possibly the pair guarding their nest). It’s important to keep things in perspective, American bald eagles are apex predators. Ravens do not threaten eagles as much as eagles threaten ravens. So while you can spot 2 ravens chase Jackie in the background, there’s very little chance Jackie will be harmed by them.

4/24/26 – Shadow flew in with a fish delivery this morning, he was seen gripping the fish with his left foot. This is a good sign. His limp is still there, however he has demonstrated he’s able to catch fish with his left foot, as well as deliver big branches to the nest. He is providing and being a good dad, we hope he will feel better soon!

4/23/26 – Here’s a good shot of Queen Jackie with her eaglets, looking all cute. Jackie appears to be normal, we hope she never has to deal with fish lines again.

4/23/26 – Jackie left the nest to take a break, Shadow heard the ravens and flies in to vocalize. He will have none of it. He was able to land on the branch and grip the branch tight, we like to see this. He still has a limp, but he’s a good eagle dad and will protect his eaglets no matter what. Picture shows eaglet 1 waddling around before laying down next to Shadow & eaglet 2.

4/23/26 – If you’re ever wondering where’s Shadow when Jackie & the eaglets are napping, he’s usually standing watch on a tree not far away. Here’s a good panoramic shot, you can see the nest tree on the far left, and Shadow standing on a tree on the far right. He’s always keeping his eye on the nest tree.

Shadow delivered a fish this morning and watched the eaglets for awhile. He is still limping with a hurt left foot. We wish for his speedy recovery.

4/23/26 – Jackie taking a small morning nap with her precious eaglets. Take a look at the closeups of the sleeping eaglets. This is the why, this is why they do what they do.

Jackie looks good and appears normal today, she brought in a fish and stuffed the eaglets. We are all very grateful to see this after the fishing line scare. We give her our best wishes.

4/22/26 – Queen Jackie flew in with a big fish delivery this afternoon! She’s looking beautiful, and we love seeing her especially after a worrying night. She went on to feed the eaglets, and a sort of a milestone was observed when eaglet 2 on the left picked up a piece of meat dropped on the nest. Until now, eaglets had to be fed mouth to mouth. If meat drops, Jackie & Shadow had to pick it up. Eaglet 2 was observed to pickup the piece of fish meat after it dropped from Jackie’s mouth.

Big crops were seen on both eaglets all day long as Jackie & Shadow spoil them all day with fish deliveries & feedings.

4/22/26 – Thousands of viewers saw synchronized poop shots made by the eaglets this afternoon. Both eaglets decided to aim their butts in the air, and each shot off a poop shot just 1 second apart. There were lots of smiley faces spammed in the chat when this happened 🙂

4/22/26 – We take a moment to appreciate seeing the whole eagle family today. It’s wonderful to see Jackie, because by now she should’ve regurgitated the fishing lines & object. We hope this is the case. She is currently looking well on the nest.

We also appreciate Shadow for getting the family fish this morning, and caring for the young eaglets despite having issues with his left foot. This is a wild bald eagle nest, we are blessed to be able to watch this wild eagle nest live every day. Let’s all appreciate this moment, and give them our prayers. Also don’t forget to donate to Save Moon Camp campaign so we can continue enjoy watching Jackie & Shadow.

4/22/26 – What you are seeing here is early pin feather growth on the eaglets (thank you cam operators). A pin feather is a new feather still growing inside a protective keratin sheath (a thin, waxy tube that looks like a small white or gray “pin” or spike). Inside the sheath, especially at the base, there’s a blood supply that nourishes the growing feather. Pin feathers are the developing juvenile feathers that will eventually form the eaglet’s first full set of contour and flight feathers.

4/22/26 – Jackie flew off to take her morning break, Shadow came and gave the eaglets another feeding. He also enjoyed some of the fish himself. Here’s a pretty close up look at his left foot. There is nothing noticeable, no blood, it’s hard to say how he hurt it. We hope he can recover soon!

Jackie is seen on a tree not far away. We hope she can safely cast the fish line and the object as pellet soon. Bald eagles regurgitate indigestible food as mucus-coated mass called a pellet. We hope everything comes up ok for her.

4/22/26 – The morning has arrived, Shadow flew in with a fish delivery at 6:05am. He is still favoring his left foot, but he was able to catch a fish and provide for his family. what a good eagle dad. Jackie appears to be ok, she fed the eaglets 2 meals already, thanks to Shadow’s fresh fish delivery. The eaglets are looking healthy and they are stuffed with food, both are seen with big crops.

4/21/26 – Jackie was finishing feeding eaglets dinner tonight, when she appear to have swallowed part of a fishing line. It’s unclear how it got stuck, but she has been trying to shake it off for quite some time now. You can see the float? hanging from her beak. With Shadow’s foot hurt earlier, and now Jackie having to deal with a fishing line, this eagle family could use all the prayers tonight folks.

After 10pm Jackie was seen struggling with the fishing line, then the fishing line broke. Unfortunately she swallowed the object. But bald eagles can regurgitate so hopefully she will regurgitate the object successfully later.

This is a reminder that fishing lines are a threat to wildlife. If you fish, please fish responsibly and don’t leave your fishing lines & hooks behind.

4/21/26 – Despite having a hurt left foot, Shadow still brought a huge stick! This branch is massive! This is a good sign, and it shows you how good of an eagle dad he is. We wish Shadow a speedy recovery.

4/21/26 – This morning around 7:45am, Shadow flew in and ate breakfast from the pantry. He was seen limping and babying his left foot. It’s unclear what’s wrong, we wish him a speedy recovery. Despite having issues with his left foot, he still took his shift and looked out after the eaglets. Later Jackie came back and he flew off, and was seen standing on a branch on cam 2. We hope he’s ok, good wishes all around.

4/20/26 – Here’s a good look at the whole eagle family. Both Jackie & Shadow were seen in the nest bowl today for periods of time. Big Bear Valley was windy today, perhaps they wanted to make sure the eaglets are ok. Caught eaglet 2 doing a bit of wings stretch, too cute.

4/20/26 – Jackie flies in with a trophy size fish today at around 1:09pm. This fish is HUGE! The eaglets will be very well fed today, thank you Jackie!

4/19/26 – Thanks to the cam operators, we got a very closeup look at the eaglets napping under Jackie. Eaglet 1 on the left, and eaglet 2 on the right, they look so cute! You can see eaglet 1’s big clown feet, it was perhaps dreaming as its claws opened and shut. Save these adorable pictures for later!

4/19/26 – Here’s a nice closeup of both eaglets, with eaglet 1 being on the front, and eaglet 2 in the back. Can you spot any differences? Currently the only reliable way to tell them apart is the fact that eaglet 1 is bigger and stands taller, while eaglet 2 is the feisty one that initiates fights.

Remember last season, it was easy to identify the eaglets because Gizmo had the Mona Lisa smile. Perhaps we’ll see some facial feature differences between these eaglets soon.

4/19/26 – Here’s eaglet 1 proudly displaying its big crop. They are getting fed so well thanks to Jackie & Shadow. At this stage, they take much bigger bites, and require a lot of food. American bald eagle’s growth is one of the fastest in North American birds.

4/19/26 – Nice closeup views of eaglets, they’re growing so fast. Here is Shadow feeding the eaglets on this wonderful Sunday morning.

4/18/26 – Our Queen Jackie brooding her eaglets on this beautiful Saturday morning in Big Bear Valley. You can see one of the eaglets playing with the fluff, it’s cuteness overload.

4/17/26 – Look at the big belly and big crop on Eaglet 1 here. They’re so well fed, and looking extremely cute!

4/17/26 – Eaglets are growing up so fast, they are now taking bigger bites. There is still some aggression, but they appear to get along fine once they’re both stuffed with food and fall into food coma. Their gray down feathers are growing in nicely.

4/16/26 – Here’s an extremely cute pic of Jackie with her eaglets. Eaglet 2 seen poking around, while Eaglet 1 is having a nap under mama.

4/16/26 – Wanting to highlight how great Jackie & Shadow are doing as parents. This is a closeup of Shadow, with Jackie in the background. The eaglets are growing up rapidly thanks to their care and persistence.

4/15/26 – Here’s a very nice closeup view of the eagle family, Jackie feeding her precious eaglets. Eaglet 1 on the right, and Eaglet 2 on the left. And with that, it is time for the naming contest! Submit your naming ideas on FOBBV’s official website. Last year we witnessed Sunny and Gizmo fledge. It was an emotional moment especially with all the snowstorms Jackie & Shadow had to endure. Help FOBBV name the new eaglets, submit your names today!

4/15/26 – Here’s a good look at Eaglet 2 from the side view. Eaglet 2 is still smaller than Eaglet 1, but Eaglet 2 is often the more aggressive one. We’ve observed some bonks here and there, but things have not been as bad as a week ago.

4/15/26 – Nice closeup side view of Eaglet 1, their thicker gray down feathers are starting to grow in. This is good news as the thicker gray down offer better insulation for them.

4/14/26 – Sometimes when you don’t see them tending to the eaglets, it’s because they’re flushing out intruders. This morning both Jackie and Shadow took to the skies to clear ravens from the nest. I caught a beautiful shot of their flyby, look at the impressive wingspan. Yes those little birds you see are ravens that Jackie & Shadow were battling in the air. One had to be flushed out from the top of the nest tree too.

Ravens are a threat to the nest when eaglets are still young, they can’t defend themselves at this age. In a few more weeks, the eaglets should be big enough to defend for themselves.

4/14/26 – Eaglets will start spending more time alone in the nest as they get older, especially when the weather is good. But not to worry, Jackie & Shadow are never too far away. You can often see on cam 2 where they are. Like here is Jackie on the cactus snag, just watching and standing guard.

4/14/26 – Now that the storm has passed, what a lovely morning they’ve got at the Big Bear Valley. Caught a serene moment when sun shines through the morning fog, and Jackie’s there feeding the eaglets, with some leftover snow on the nest tree. It looks beautiful.

4/13/26 – Shadow is such a great eagle dad, he saw the pantry was covered in snow so he delivers a fresh big fish for Jackie and the eaglets. Jackie fed a good meal to both eaglets, they are stuffed to the max with huge crops. Thank you Shadow, and roost well Jackie.

4/13/26 – The weather at Big Bear Valley is very unpredictable. One minute it’s clear skies, the next it’s snowing. This evening Jackie is covered in snow, but worry not. Jackie has faced much worse, this is nothing to her. Forecast shows good weather throughout the week so happy sunny days ahead.

4/13/26 – The eaglets are growing so fast, Shadow is having a bit of trouble covering them completely. This pic is so cute. But this also shows you why Jackie broods the longest during bad weather. It is because she’s simply larger and can cover the eaglets better.

4/13/26 – Rough moments today when Jackie & Shadow left the nest to fight off ravens. Ravens are considered intruders, and they boldly go after bald eagles especially in numbers. Jackie & Shadow were seen teaming up to clear the skies and surrounding trees, ensuring the eaglets are safe.

If you ever see the nest left open, check out cam 2 on the stream. The cam operators are very good at finding us action. On cam 2 is where we saw Jackie battling 2 ravens in an adjacent tree. Are ravens a threat to the eaglets? Yes, until the eaglets get large enough (a few more weeks), ravens are very much a threat to the nest.

4/13/26 – Our Queen, Jackie, showing us how beautiful she looks. This is from a shift change, as you can see Shadow in the background vocalizing and ready to take off.

4/13/26 – The sun is shining on this fine Monday morning, and the eagle family is all ok. Jackie gave the eaglets their early breakfast, then Shadow arrived to take over the shift and gave them their 3rd breakfast. The eaglets look healthy, with their crops full. What a great way to start the week. The forecast shows chance of rain later today, we will see what the day brings.

4/12/26 – Jackie had a nice big dinner meal thanks to Shadow, then she resumes her mombrella role for the night. Shadow gave us a closeup view before flying off. They’re such great eagle parents, keeping the eaglets safe and warm, while taking care of each other.

4/12/26 – At around 7:15pm Shadow flies in with a surprise fish delivery, Jackie didn’t notice until he landed. It was a huge trophy sized fish! Shadow enjoyed the fish head (we know Shadow always enjoys the fish heads), then he left the rest for Jackie. Jackie was able to enjoy a nice dinner meal while Shadow acted as the dadbrella, covering the lil eaglets.

4/12/26 – Jackie gave the eaglets another good feeding session at 4:45pm, both eaglets got good bites in. When the rain and wind picked up, Jackie quickly covered them to shield them from the weather.

4/12/26 – Jackie took a short break while Shadow came and fed the eaglets. But she came immediately back, with a big fish! Jackie ate some leftovers in the pantry, it’s important for the parents to eat because they’re the ones having to brood and keep the eaglets warm. So parents need to eat to keep up their strength. After eating, Jackie took over brood job again. All is well in this rainy & windy Sunday.

4/12/26 – Jackie found a break in the weather around 1:58pm, she got up and shook off the water on her back, then gave the eaglets a good feeding. Both eaglets ate lots, they were very hungry and ate every bite. Jackie then goes back to brood the eaglets, shielding them from rain, and warming them up. The eaglets will be alright, our Queen Jackie is taking very good care of them. She is soaked but she’s determined to make sure the eaglets stay warm and dry under her.

4/12/26 – Rain started falling, Jackie gave the eaglets a good feeding of some red meat from a small animal. Both eaglets got good bites from it. It’s important for young eaglets to eat even in bad weather, as their metabolism is high and they do not yet thermoregulate well. Eating food frequently allows their body to generate heat for survival.

Shadow was the first to cover the eaglets, as he sensed the eaglets were getting very cold. The temperature in Big Bear Valley is currently at around 37 degrees F (or 2.7 C). But we all know Jackie is the one that will brood during bad weather, so she took over brooding once she was done eating. Jackie is bigger than Shadow, so she can better cover the young eaglets.

Worry not, bald eagles have water-resistant feathers that shield them from the rain. Their inner down feathers trap warm air and will keep the eaglets nice and warm during bad weathers. Jackie & Shadow have been through bad weathers before, remembering the long snow storms from the 2025 breeding season. She will keep the eaglets warm, dry, and safe.

4/12/26 – Here’s eaglet 2 closeup.

4/12/26 – Here’s eaglet 1 closeup from the other side.

4/12/26 – Here’s a nice closeup (thank you cam operators!), you can see the differences between eaglets at this stage being 2 weeks old. Eaglet 1 is on the right, with darker fur, and is bigger & taller than the younger sibling. Eaglet 2 is on the left, with lighter fur, and a smaller head (with a feisty personality). You can also notice subtle differences in their beaks and the coloring of their beaks.

4/12/26 – Jackie was up early at 6:28am Sunday to feed the eaglets breakfast. Shadow then flies in with a fish 30mins later, taking over the shift, giving the eaglets a 2nd breakfast. Jackie then comes back 30 mins later with another fish, this was a busy Sunday morning! One important observation, no aggression was observed between the eaglets this morning! Fingers crossed.

4/11/26 – While Shadow was feeding the eaglets, Jackie flies in with a big fish delivery! Jackie then enjoys the fish while Shadow finishes feeding the siblings.

4/11/26 – There’s a bit of misconception with regards to who’s bullying who. Many think the older eaglet 1 is bullying eaglet 2, but it’s actually eaglet 2 that has been initiating most of the bullying. In this pic, you’ll see eaglet 1 on the right. It has darker feather, and is slightly larger than eaglet 2, and stands taller. Eaglet 2 on the left has a smaller head, and a lighter fur. You don’t see eaglet 1 stand tall very often because eaglet 2 attacks it, maybe because eaglet 2 is intimidated by eaglet 1’s size.

But since Big Bear Valley is stocked with food, there should not be any issues with these eaglets growing up. Sibling rivalry occurs in eagle nests. Bald eagle parents are very good at making sure both eaglets get to eat. Sometimes they’ll stuff the bully with food until it falls asleep in food coma, then they have a private feeding with the other. Either way, the eaglets are in good hands with Jackie & Shadow!

Eaglet 1 is what I would call a gentle giant, despite being bigger, it’s just so mellow and chill. And perhaps eaglet 2 is just the smaller sibling trying to survive, trying to ensure it gets to eat. We hope one day we get to see both of them bond, and be the cute loving siblings like we saw with Sunny and Gizmo last season.

4/11/26 – Good morning eagle fans! Today we start off with eaglet 2’s perfect poop shot. Poop shot is how eagles excrete waste. They lean forward and stick their butt up in the air, and shoot their poop out.

4/10/26 – Our Queen Jackie brought home a huge trophy size fish, fit for the Queen. Take a look at her beautiful wingspan as she comes home with that big fish. She then enjoys the fish head immediately, yum! Even Shadow is impressed.

4/10/26 – Our Queen Jackie is here stuffing the eaglets, giving them their 6th breakfast, Pippin would’ve been proud! Eaglet 1 is seen with a crop so big it has to rest on the other eaglet’s back lol!

4/10/26 – Shadow giving the eaglets a nice morning breakfast. The eaglets are growing so fast in front of our eyes!

4/9/26 – Caught a cute moment when Shadow came to cover the lil eaglets, giving Jackie a chance to stretch and take a break.

4/9/26 – How do you know the eaglets are getting fed well? Look at them big crops! Crops are the bulging part of their neck, it acts as their lunchbox. It stores excess food which they can eat when they are hungry (called crop drop). Both eaglets are getting stuffed thanks to Jackie and Shadow.

4/9/26 – The cute face of a lil bully, this is eaglet 2. If you’ve been watching, you know this lil feisty one is the one that initiates most of the bonking. But the eaglets are alright, bonking is natural and they tend to grow out of it later. Both are getting fed very well so there’s nothing to worry about.

4/9/26 – Good morning eagle family! One big happy family all in one picture on this fine Thursday morning. Jackie had already fed the eaglets earlier and both got bites.

4/8/26 – Shadow continues to be a great dad, delivering big fish for the pantry. The eaglets have been feeding well, and the sibling rivalry is heating up. Both are seen bonking each other, which is a normal behavior for young eaglets.

4/7/26 – Jackie giving the eaglets their evening feed before it gets dark. Both eaglets ate lots, they will go into the night with full crops.

4/7/26 – The eaglets are both doing very well and are stuffed with food! You can see their crops bulging. Shadow is seen here feeding both eaglets, and both got good bites.

4/6/26 – During a feeding session by Jackie, Shadow flies in with a BIG fish and lands right next to Jackie. Shadow has now delivered 2 fish today, restocking the pantry to ensure the eaglets have plenty to eat.

4/6/26 – Eaglet 1 is seen standing tall, with great neck strength and control. Eaglet 2 still falls over often as it builds neck strength.

4/6/26 – Here’s a good look at the full family, Jackie looking over the eaglets, and Shadow standing watch.

4/6/26 – We’re seeing possibly our first poopshot from eaglet 1. Poopshot is how eagles excrete waste. They stick their butt up high in the air, and shoot the poop out. If you missed it, worry not. There will be plenty more of poopshots to be captured on camera in the future.

4/6/26 – Here are some cute pics of the eaglets with dad. Shadow also gave them some food when he took over the shift, allowing Jackie to take a break.

4/6/26 – Both eaglets are up this morning and both got good bites! Our Queen Jackie made sure both got plenty to eat during the early morning feeding.

4/5/26 – During a feeding session at noon, we got eaglet 2’s face reveal! Eaglet 2 is still laying down and resting, because it spent most of the night and early morning unzipping the egg. We will for sure see eaglet 2 up wanting to eat soon.

4/5/26 – Get ready for more cute pics! Eaglet 1 is getting very well fed, look at those big bites! This is how you know the eaglet will be ok, because they must eat every day, multiple times a day. Jackie is a great mom, she’s making sure the eaglet is well fed. Eaglet 2 is still resting, it’s an exhausting process to unzip the egg. But we will see both bobbleheads up and feeding together soon!

4/5/26 – More eaglet feeding, this time you can see the second egg has broken in half and the second eaglet has hatched! Congratulations Jackie & Shadow on two successful hatchlings!

4/5/26 – What a lovely Easter Sunday to wake up to see the eaglet fully hatched and looking extremely cute! Here you can see Jackie feeding the eaglet. You can also see the progress of the 2nd pip, the 2nd eaglet is making good progress unzipping the egg!

4/4/26 – The lil eaglet has broken free out of the egg shells! This night time closeup shows the egg has broken completely in half, and the eaglet is tumbling around on the left side as Jackie rolls the eggs lol! We get to see eaglet’s first feeding Sunday morning, on Easter! Happy Easter all!

4/4/26 – More pipping progress from the first eaglet, almost making it out of the egg shells. The pip from the second egg is also clearly visible.

4/4/26 – Jackie stood up to stretch, both Jackie and Shadow can be seen watching and listening for the eaglets. Here’s a better look at the second pip, the hole is already getting larger.

4/4/26 – Just when you thought it couldn’t get more exciting, a second pip has now been confirmed! At 11:56am Saturday morning, while Jackie was rolling the eggs, we got a glimpse of the pip on the second egg. Congratulations Jackie & Shadow!!!

4/4/26 – Here’s another closeup view of the eaglet with its head sticking nearly all the way out of the egg shells. The eaglet is seeing a bit of sunlight as Shadow takes over incubation.

4/4/26 – The eaglet has made such progress, you can see its beak & head poking out of the egg. A cute moment captured this morning when the eaglet looked up at Shadow, this is likely the first time eaglet sees dad!

4/3/26 – What a treat, Shadow flies in with a second fish delivery of the day at 4:47pm, this time an even bigger fish! Jackie finally stands up to eat the fish, which allowed Shadow to get some egg incubation time.

4/3/26 – Here’s a better look at the pip in the egg, the hole is getting much bigger! This eaglet really wants to get out! Jackie was rolling the eggs this afternoon and cam operator was able to zoom in just in time for us to see this wonderful development.

4/3/26 – A quick sneak peek of the pip progress when Jackie stood up for the fish. The camera was a bit out of focus at the time, but you can clearly see a bigger hole forming on the egg. The eaglet should be coming out of the egg shells in about 24-48 hours. All eyes are now focused on the second egg, as we watch and hope for another pip.

4/3/26 – Shadow knows, with the eaglets hatching, he has to start delivering food to the nest. Today Shadow delivered a BIG fish, Jackie claimed it right away. However she didn’t eat much of the fish before getting back on the eggs. The Queen knows the little ones are more important.

4/3/26 – Just 6 minutes after the shift change, Jackie comes back and nudges Shadow off. It’s like she knows and she wants to spend extra time with the eggs! Again this is so exciting especially after the heartbreaking loss of their first clutch of eggs.

4/3/26 – We have a pip!!! At 10:03am on this fine Friday morning, Shadow comes in for a shift change and we were able to see the eaglet pushing on the broken egg shell. Shadow saw this, and thanks to the cam operators, we were all able to watch it up close too! Congratulations Jackie & Shadow!

4/2/26 – This is something we don’t see very often, Jackie and Shadow nesting together. They usually take turns, one comes the other leaves. But today we see Shadow standing watch while Jackie incubates the eggs. This went on for about 10 minutes before Jackie gets up and Shadow takes over. Maybe they know something.

4/2/26 – Shadow comes in early for a shift change, allowing Jackie to take a break. The world continues to watch for pips.

4/1/26 – This evening at 6:41pm, we got another good look at the eggs! The same spot from earlier was visible from another angle, and it still looks like a potential pip. Then Shadow rolled the egg and it would appear there might be another pip spot on the other side of the same egg (zoom in on the spot). Still no confirmed pip yet from FOBBV, so we keep waiting and watching!

4/1/26 – On this fine April fools day, Shadow comes in for a shift change, and we got a closeup look at the eggs! There appears to be a potential pip on the egg visible, but as of this moment this is not confirmed. The world watches and awaits for confirmation!

3/31/26 – Jackie brings fluff for a shift change with Shadow. The Queen takes over incubating the eggs as 26k concurrent viewers watch the livestream, looking for the pip.

3/31/26 – Here’s our first closeup look at the eggs, thanks cam operators! No pips yet!

3/31/26 – Pip watch is here! Today is egg 1’s 35th day of incubation, the world watches with anticipation. Egg 2 was laid 3 days after egg 1, so it will be ready in a few days. Shadow is here seen rolling the eggs while he continues his egg duty. The eggs at Big Bear Valley usually hatches after 35-40 days, so we will be watching closely this week for pips on the eggs!

3/30/26 – A smooth shift change as Shadow flies in and takes over egg incubation duties while Jackie takes a break.

3/30/26 – We are now 1 day away from pip watch! Jackie is seen spending extra time with the eggs lately, as the eggs enter pip watch season. American bald eagle eggs take roughly 35 days to hatch. Tomorrow, Tuesday March 31st, will be egg 1’s 35th day. Be sure to tune in and see if you can spot the pip!

3/28/26 – It’s windy today, Jackie stays low and hunkers down to protect the eggs. We are now only 4 days away from pip watch!!!

3/25/26 – Beautiful closeup of Shadow, thank you cam operator. We are now 6 days away from pip watch!

3/23/26 – Jackie flying in with her impressive wings for a shift change. She will most likely settle in for the night. Shadow did great with the egg duty today.

3/23/26 – Afterwards, Jackie settles in for nest duty. We are now 1 week away from pip watch!

3/23/26 – Shadow was on egg duty when Jackie brings home fluff. As an interior decorator specialist, Shadow immediately gets up and grabs the fluff to rearrange the nest.

3/17/26 – Caught a scary moment Tuesday afternoon when Shadow left the nest, and a bird flew right to the eggs. You could hear a collective *gasp* from all the viewers. The bird flew away and Jackie returned, everything was fine. Phew, glad it wasn’t a raven.

3/16/26 – Shadow comes in for a shift change and vocalize to keep intruders away. We are now 2 weeks away from pip watch! Exciting times!

3/12/26 – A bold raven showed up on the front porch today while Jackie was nesting. Jackie hunkered down to protect the eggs. Shortly after, Shadow arrived and both vocalized to show the world who’s the boss.

3/10/26 – Caught a wonderful moment when Jackie stood up and Shadow immediately flies in for a shift change. We are about 3 weeks away from pip watch!

3/10/26 – Today the cam operator lets us see Shadow up close! What a handsome eagle.

3/9/26 – Cam operators gifted us some closeup shots of Jackie. She is a beauty!

3/7/26 – Jackie is back!!! On Saturday morning Shadow leaves the nest and Jackie flies in to care for her eggs! We’re so happy to see her again!

3/7/26 – Shadow spent a rare night in the nest watching over the egg as Jackie was seen flying off in the late afternoon on 3/6. She never came back for her night duty. The world watches and prays for Jackie’s safe return.

3/6/26 – Both Jackie and Shadow are on alert as pesky ravens flew circles around the nest.

2/28/26 – Shadow arrives with a stick as he continues nestoration, meanwhile taking over incubation shift from Jackie. Jackie and Shadow are making perfect shift changes, alternating their turns at incubating the new clutch of eggs.

2/27/26 – She did it again! Jackie lays the second egg of this second clutch just 3 days after! What an amazing bald eagle, she is the Queen!

2/24/26 – Our Queen, Jackie stands proudly over her new egg.

2/24/26 – BREAKING NEWS! We have a new egg! Jackie laid a new egg on 2/24 at 2:35pm pst. After the devastating loss of the previous clutch, this brings new hope!

2/24/26 – Jackie is seen laboring, making wheezing sounds as she pancakes, could an egg be coming?

2/21/26 – Hope is not lost! Jackie and Shadow seen mating and doing nestoration. Perhaps they are working on another clutch? There is still time.

1/30/26 – Devastating news, a raven was seen breaking into both eggs today. Jackie arrived shortly after and sees the broken eggs. She is still incubating the broken egg in the nest, however both eggs were seen broken by the raven.

1/29/26 – A good look at Jackie with both of her eggs as she rotates them in the morning.

1/27/26 – Jackie and Shadow have been exercising delayed incubation with the first egg. Delayed incubation ensures both eaglets will hatch close to each other, so one does not get too large and bully the younger one. Now that both eggs have been laid, full incubation is on!

1/26/26 – Breaking news! Jackie laid her second egg of the season today at around 5:10pm pst.

1/26/26 – Jackie and Shadow changing shifts, they are such good parents.

1/23/26 – Jackie lays her first egg of the season on January 23rd, around 4:32pm pst. Shadow arrives to see the egg!

1/20/26 – Jackie checking out her nest and pancaking! Are the eggs almost ready to be laid?

12/22/25 – America’s favorite bald eagles are back! Jackie and Shadow seen doing nestoration prepping for the upcoming 2026 breeding season. They are looking healthy and majestic as usual. Here’s to hope for a successful 2026 breeding season for Jackie and Shadow!

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