Big Bear’s famed bald eagle pair, Jackie and Shadow, have returned to their nesting area after they fled from the loud noise of July 4th fireworks. Officials with the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear ...

Famed bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow briefly flew the coop July 4 during Big Bear Lake fireworks celebration. By late Saturday night, they had returned.

More information on the Big Bear bald eagles is available on Friends of Big Bear Valley website at friendsofbigbearvalley.org. The Eagle Nest Live Came can be viewed online via YouTube.

More than 30,000 people have signed a petition calling on organizers to cancel the show but promoters say humans and nature have to coexist.

The two chicks of popular bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, "Sunny" and 'Gizmo," have grown up since their January births, recorded by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley.

Big Bear bald eagle chicks have reached 10 weeks of age and are ready to fly. May 13, 2025 (Friends of Big Bear Valley) Sunny and Gizmo currently measure about 3 feet tall with a wingspan of more ...

Big Bear bald eagle chicks have reached 10 weeks of age and are ready to fly. May 13, 2025 (Friends of Big Bear Valley) Sunny and Gizmo currently measure about 3 feet tall with a wingspan of more ...

The Big Bear bald eagle nest, pictured on Friday, May 9, 2025. "At around 5, they take on their mature coloration — black body, full white head and tail," according to FOBBV.

Big Bear eagle Sunny launches from a high branch on her inaugural flight from the nest as Gizmo watches on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Screenshot courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley) ...

Jackie, a large female bald eagle, is roughly 13 years old, while her male partner Shadow is approximately 11 years old. On July 4th, Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley ...

Big Bear’s bald eagle chicks, Sunny and Gizmo, are about to take their first flights, with Sunny already hitting 10 weeks of age and Gizmo to follow on Saturday.