Big Bear’s bald eagle couple lay first eggs of 2024
KSWB — They’re finally here! Bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have welcomed their first eggs of 2024 live on the Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest Cam.
Jackie laid her first egg just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25 with thousands of live nest cam viewers watching. Watch her lay her egg here. She has settled on the egg, while Shadow will come in to relieve her in the mornings and give her breaks throughout the day, Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam said in a Facebook post.
Sunday afternoon just before 2 p.m. Jackie laid her second egg, Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam said in an update. It only took her about 4 minutes to lay this one. Watch Jackie lay her second egg here.
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Both parents will incubate and will be keeping a close, protective eye on the nest when not there.
The organization says Jackie spent the day Friday spreading fluff to make the nest as comfortable as possible. Shadow spent nearly four hours on daddy duty and even brought three fish.
It only took Jackie about six minutes to lay her first egg. Both eagle parents were incubating the first egg only part of the time while waiting to see if there would be any more. Now they have two eggs to incubate!
Experts say the eggs will hatch in about 35 days.
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Jackie and Shadow are no strangers to babies, having laid eggs for the past few years. Spirit, their eagle chick, stole the hearts of live cam viewers around the world in 2022.
In 2023, the eagle couple laid eggs that did not make it. Read about the history of bald eagles at Big Bear here.
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Watch Jackie and Shadow as they incubate their new eggs live on the Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest Cam as we wait to see if there will be any more eagle babies. Congrats Jackie and Shadow!
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