Jackie and Shadow's chicks grow new feathers and may tuck for first time
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Updated · Popular Science · Apr 27
Jackie and Shadow's chicks grow new feathers and may tuck for first time
6 articles · Updated · Popular Science · Apr 27
Nearly a month after hatching on 4 and 5 April, the two eaglets in Big Bear Valley, California, also have thicker thermal fur after a weekend snowstorm.
Friends of Big Bear Valley said the first juvenile pin feathers are appearing on their wing tips, a key step toward flight before they fledge at about 10 to 14 weeks.
The internet-watched bald eagle pair in San Bernardino National Forest lost two eggs to ravens in January, but both replacement eggs hatched successfully after recent years of failed nests.
With human development encroaching, what happens to Big Bear's eagles when the livestream cameras inevitably go dark?
As millions watch a wild eagle 'soap opera,' does this digital fame help or harm broader conservation efforts?