Kaydee turned Sunday morning at the Big Bear nest into a moment eagle fans needed. After discovering the camera and delivering some unforgettable head tilts, she took off just seconds behind Shadow.
After days of nest visits, close roosts, preening and morning duets, Shadow and Kaydee have reached a new point. A raptor biologist who helped band Kaydee now says the Big Bear eagles appear to be forming a pair bond.
Shadow chortled into the Big Bear morning, and this time another eagle answered. After spending the night close together, Shadow and KD1 greeted the dawn with a duet that made an already remarkable new pattern even harder to ignore.
Sandy and Luna’s wing practice at Big Bear turned into a powerful glimpse of what is coming next, as Luna took a small leap back to the nest and both eaglets showed growing confidence on the porches.
Sandy and Luna’s first flight from the Big Bear eagle nest may feel like goodbye, but for Jackie and Shadow’s young bald eagles, it is really the beginning of everything.