It’s love

4 March 2025

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Like so many of you, I cannot take my eyes off of those two little bobbleheads in the Big Bear Valley nest of Jackie and Shadow.

The little champagne bottle has been consumed and if that third egg hatches, I will go and find another one! What glorious times.

The hatch of these eaglets simply could not have come at a better time. The world needs hope. We need to feel and see the kind of love Jackie and Shadow have for their little miracles.

And their happiness has spread around the world. ‘B’ sent the latest article from The Guardian out of London.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/bald-eagles-hatchlings-california?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Chick 2’s arrival: https://youtu.be/I4q4SJcdo-g?

Don’t you just love the little cheeps and Jackie and Shadow talking to one another?!

News yesterday from ABC about the pipping just to remind you of when our excitement began. https://youtu.be/_hJubApCwAE?

Seriously, are you still pinching yourself to make sure this is real? I am.

Now send all that love and positive thinking to Jak and Audacity at Sauces. I want to see another miracle there. For all the other nests that are being ignored right now, my apologies. What is happening at Big Bear is just huge.

Thanks for being with us for this short posting! Take care all.

Thank you to ‘B’, ABC News, The Guardian, SK Hideaways, and FOBBV

Published by maryannsteggles

I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.

1 Comment

  1. Linda Kontol says:
    11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-06:0031America/Winnipeg03bAmerica/WinnipegTue, 04 Mar 2025 21:47:44 -0600 2021 at 21:47

    Thanks Mary Ann for these wonderful pics and updates !
    Double precious indeed !🐣🐣

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