On the morning of February 28, 2026, as the first light crept over Big Bear Lake, something quietly changed in the nest. Jackie had guarded her eggs through the night. The forest was still. The air was cold. Then she lifted her head and began calling into the valley. Her morning vocals were strong and deliberate, echoing across the trees. Shadow answered. Within moments, she rose from the nest bowl and flew toward the Lookout Snag for her sunrise break. And that is when it happened. Shadow flew in to relieve her — and discovered there were now two eggs waiting in the nest.
Jackie has laid her second egg of the 2026 season at the Big Bear Eagle Nest, transforming the mood of the nest in a single sunset moment. Watch the powerful video as she stands to reveal both eggs and Shadow begins nest duty.
On February 24, 2026, after losing two eggs in the first clutch, Jackie laid the first egg of a new clutch at the Big Bear nest. When Shadow returned and saw the new egg for the first time, his quiet pause and careful lean turned it into a pure proud-dad moment.
La posibilidad de una segunda nidada de las águilas de Big Bear de repente se siente muy real. Con la…
On the afternoon of February 9, 2026, high above Big Bear Lake, something shifted. There were no intruders to chase. No ravens testing the edges of the territory. Just tall pines standing guard and a familiar pair moving in sync once again. Then it happened. Jackie pancaked.
There’s a certain kind of silence that only follows something important. At the Big Bear eagle nest on January 23, 2026, that quiet settled in as Jackie stayed low over the nest bowl, covering their new, precious egg. Then Shadow arrived and leaned in beneath her, and his reaction said everything words never could.
Jackie’s visit to the Big Bear eagle nest on January 23, 2026, began quietly in the early afternoon. At first, there were no obvious signs of what was about to happen. She landed in the nest and spent her time carefully surveying her surroundings, alert and attentive as clouds drifted past and sunlight broke through in short intervals.
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El amor definitivamente estaba en el aire en el nido de águilas de Big Bear el 12 de enero de…
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