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Southern California's celebrity eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome new egg after ravens destroy first clutch

An egg-citing plot twist has emerged in what's already been an eventful nesting season for Big Bear's celebrity bald eagle couple. Jackie laid an egg on Tuesday afternoon, offering new hope for babies this year after a previous clutch was eaten by ravens. Before the egg arrived, just shy of 2:30 p.m...

Southern California's celebrity eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome new egg after ravens destroy first clutch
Image: Phys.org
An egg-citing plot twist has emerged in what's already been an eventful nesting season for Big Bear's celebrity bald eagle couple. Jackie laid an egg on Tuesday afternoon, offering new hope for babies this year after a previous clutch was eaten by ravens. Before the egg arrived, just shy of 2:30 p.m., Jackie spent much of the day on the nest and "pancaked" for longer periods of time, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that operates a camera trained on the nest.

Originally published at Phys.org

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