Big Bear Bald Eagles soon to welcome the third girl while Pip appears in the egg

For several days, the excitement developed around the two new newborns from Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear’s white celebrities.

Thursday, a PIP – or the first sign of hatching – was seen in the third egg in the clutch of the avian couple. The triplets would be unprecedented for the Eagles in a decade of observation.

“Earlier this morning, we saw the PIP in the third egg, and the hole became larger,” said Sandy Steers, executive director of the friends of Big Bear Valley, the conservation group behind the webcam which live the Aerie overlooking Lake Big Bear. Aiglet “actively works to get out of the egg”.

The process could take several days, as for the other two chicks when they hatched earlier this week.

These chicks are doing well and have eaten both, although sometimes they are too busy pecking against each other to get their food, Steers said. This kind of rivalry of the brothers and sisters is normal, and although fans can be concerned with the well-being of the Eaglets, the biologist recalls that it is only “being part of nature”.

Jackie and Shadow have not had three chicks at the same time since Friends of Big Bear Valley began to observe their behavior in 2015.

In 2019, they had two chicks. In 2022, they had a newborn baby and another egg, which did not hatch. Last year, they had a trio of eggs, stirring the excitement among the fans, but none cleared.

Steers said about the three Aiglets and their parents: “We will learn how they treat themselves, how they behave.”

More chicks mean more food, and the shadow brought three fish to the nest on Wednesday, so the chicks should have a lot to eat.

The two chicks already hatched, which will be appointed by the public in the coming days, “seem much stronger than they were even yesterday,” according to bouviers.

“I can’t even describe how delighted I am,” she said. Livestream see recorded audiences. “It just fills my heart that people are so open to connect with nature and appreciate it.”

Observers who are concerned about winter effects should be confident in Jackie and Shadow’s ability to take care of chicks, said Steers.

Rain and snow can lead parents to make fewer feeds to limit the exposure of chicks to the elements. But the three chicks will be small enough to adapt under the parent who keeps them, she said.

“Jackie and Shadow are isolated and waterproof,” said Steers, and their 105 degrees body temperature will keep their offspring very hot. When the chicks grow, there can be problems that are suitable for parents and stay warm, but it is not a current concern.

The leaders warned viewers, however, that they have an unwavering overview of nature, where things can go wrong: “We must simply let them live and appreciate that we can look at magic.”