Not every memorable moment at Jackie and Shadow’s Big Bear nest arrives with alarm calls, aerial drama, or sudden movement…
Shadow launched into a dramatic midair defense at the Big Bear eagle nest on March 16, 2026, flipping talons up when a smaller intruder rushed in from behind and targeted him in flight.
On the night of March 15, 2026, Fiona’s visit to the Big Bear eagle nest turned an otherwise peaceful scene into an evening surprise. Jackie had been sleeping over her eggs when faint movement in the nest tree caught her attention. Within seconds, she woke to find Fiona, the resident flying squirrel, suddenly right in front of her in the dark.
On March 14, 2026, Shadow flew toward the Big Bear eagle nest carrying a fish for Jackie, but he was not alone. A young eagle chased him to the Big Bear nest in a tense moment captured here, turning what should have been a simple food delivery into another noisy standoff above the nest. For a moment, the scene shifted from routine care to active defense as Jackie and Shadow reacted instantly to the bird on his tail.
Shadow’s stick trick got Jackie off the eggs, but the mood at the Big Bear nest changed fast. Ravens returned, tension built in the nest tree, and Jackie and Shadow snapped back into defense mode.