Bald Eagle Live Nest Cam with Jackie and Shadow and Their Eggs
The Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest Cam is on 24/7 and even in the early morning hours, hundreds are watching.
The camera is perched in a bald eagle nest, about 145 feet high in a 155 foot Jeffrey pine tree at Big Bear Lake in California. It’s about 7,000 feet above sea level. The nest’s occupants are two gorgeous bald eagles named Jackie and Shadow. The cute couple had some exciting news to share with the world Wednesday (1/11/23). Jackie laid an egg! Then, when we thought we couldn’t be happier for the avian pair, this past Saturday (1/14) Jackie laid a second egg!
Bald Eagle eggs take about 35 to 38 days of incubation to hatch. Bald Eagle babies are called Eaglets and will remain in the nest as nestlings for 10-12 weeks after hatching. Check back with the webcam frequently to keep an eye on Jackie and Shadow’s nest, as there may be some egg-citing egg-hatching on the live cam soon.
Some other facts about the eagles are listed on the live stream YouTube page run by the non profit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley. They explain how to tell them apart, how they sleep, how the light on the camera works and more.
How to tell them apart?
Jackie is 10 years old and bigger than Shadow who is 8.
How do they sleep?
Jackie sits on the egg, asleep in the nest. Shadow sleeps perched in a tree nearby.
Does the camera light bother them?
No. According to Friends of Big Bear Valley, “The light at the nest is an infrared light, this light cannot be seen by the eagles or humans. It is only picked up by the camera, which enables us to view the nest at night. In the off season, both eagles sleep perched in trees within their territory.”
Tune in to the live feed any time HERE.
The Friends of Big Bear Valley nonprofit organization has some other Big Bear eagles facts and history listed HERE.
You can donate to the organization HERE and visit their Facebook page HERE.
