Eagles Jackie and Shadow will do anything to defend their babies, even if they must endure being buried under the snow to keep them warm:
https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/big-bears-beloved-eagles-lay-1st-egg-2024-season
06 Tuesday Feb 2024
Eagles Jackie and Shadow will do anything to defend their babies, even if they must endure being buried under the snow to keep them warm:
https://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/big-bears-beloved-eagles-lay-1st-egg-2024-season
22 Wednesday Feb 2023
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One of the eagles at Big Bear in California is nearly buried under the snow, but it still protects two eggs on its nest.
I thought the eagle might have died today, as it is covered in snow and it is difficult to see it breathing as it lay motionless. But the eagle shakes off some snow or moves its beak every few minutes.
The eagles, Jackie and Shadow, were distracted by something and would leave the nest unprotected for an hour or more a few days ago before the snow storm. Now, however, at least one eagle is protecting the eggs.
https://www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org/eagles-updates/
Update: The National Weather Service forecasts five to six feet of snow for Big Bear over the next several days. If the eagles and eggs are to survive, Jackie and Shadow will have to take turns on the nest and bringing fish.
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=34.2391&lon=-116.9346
Update: The eggs are past due to hatch. They are not likely to hatch:
Some of the recorded videos are interesting. One shows Jackie laying the first egg. Another one shows her completely buried, and then she pops out. Bald eagles are amazing:
The nest live cam:
The wide view:
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