One of the Big Bear eaglets, Sunny, flew the nest for the first time, thrilling fans of the live webcam that monitors the family of eagles that includes mom Jackie, dad Shadow and sibling Gizmo.

Younger sister Gizmo joined Sunny taking to the sky over Big Bear Lake for the first time on Saturday morning.

One of the beloved Big Bear eaglets returned to the nest Tuesday morning after nearly a day after taking her first flight. Sunny flapped her wings back home at around 11:30 a.m. as Jackie and Shadow, ...

Big Bear eagles Jackie and Shadow are officially empty nesters after their second eaglet took flight from the comfort of the ...

Big Bear eaglet Gizmo slips and falls while practicing wing flapping at the farthest point out on a branch before flying away from the nest Saturday morning, June 7, 2025. (Screenshot courtesy of ...

The video shows Sunny making the big leap, with the camera angle changing and finding the eaglet perched near the top of a roost tree. The organization noted that Sunny “may return to the nest ...

Three eaglets hatched in early March, with one dying mid-month. People have been able to watch the two surviving eaglets, named Sunny and Gizmo, every day on the Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) ...

Gizmo did have a little bit of trouble on her first flight, according to FOBBV. After attempting to take off, Gizmo quickly ...

Friends of Big Bear Valley, an environmental nonprofit that teaches about the wilderness surrounding California’s Big Bear ...

The older of two eaglets in Big Bear, California, named Sunny, took her first flight on Monday. The younger eaglet, Gizmo, is expected to fledge soon. The eaglets are expected to remain near the ...

Bald eagles generally make their first flights, or "fledge," from the nest at 10 to 14 weeks of age. Sunny and Gizmo are both 12 weeks old. But each eaglet is unique, according to Steers. "We can ...