Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1

[Bazza]

The nest is located in Big Bear Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. It is about 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine tree. The nest is the current home for Jackie and Shadow, a local bald eagle pair.

 

[Bazza]

How do you tell Jackie and Shadow apart?
Jackie is larger than Shadow. Jackie’s beak is both longer and thicker from top to bottom than Shadow’s.

How old are the eagles?
Jackie is 12, Shadow is 10.

How can the eagles handle the cold temperatures, snow and rain?
Bald Eagles are well equipped to handle harsh weather conditions. They have down feathers against their skin that can hold in the heat their bodies generate. On top of the down, they have approximately 7000 waterproof feathers that zip together to keep the wet and cold out and the heat inside.

Where do the eagles sleep at night and does the light bother them?
During nesting season, Jackie the female sleeps in the nest, Shadow sleeps perched in a tree nearby in case he is needed. 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.

More here:
https://www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org/eagles/

 

[CrimsonEyeshade]

Live near a river south of Charlotte. The eagles have recently returned. See them almost every time my wife and I walk the greenway beside the water. Don't have a nest-side view, but what a thrill to see them nonetheless. Thanks, Bazza, for posting.

 

[Ole Man Dan]

My wife and I had the Cameras from Berry College on our computers. I watched that nesting pair for years. There are several nesting pair at Guntersville lake, but i've never checked to see if the state has cameras on them. There are several Bald Eagles along the Coosa River. Pretty sure there are no cameras on our birds.

 

[Padreruf]

We have a couple of eagles who live somewhere around the marsh that abuts our neighborhood. They are magnificent to watch as they soar over head.

 

[Bazza]

Wonderful footage after the snow storm.........