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Eaglet Watch: The chicks of Jackie and Shadow are 'beautiful and roasted' despite the winter storm '

Eaglet Watch: The chicks of Jackie and Shadow are 'beautiful and roasted' despite the winter storm '

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A winter storm thrown several centimeters of snow on Big Bear last night, but don't worry: The chicks of the beloved Eagles Jackie and Shadow remain safe and warm.

The adult eagles each have more than 7,000 waterproof springs and down springs who keep their chicks warm despite the freezing temperatures, says Sandy Steers, managing director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, the non -profit association that manages the YouTube livestream of the famous couple.

“You know what you are doing in this kind of weather and you are built for it. It is actually more worrying if it was too hot,” said Steers. “You will protect the chicks.”

The two chicks hatched at the beginning of this week and now need attention around the clock to stay alive, so loudly Friends of Big Bear Valley. That's why Jackie was constantly sitting on her babies. Steers said the only time that the couple is not sitting on their chicks is when they feed them. Yesterday Shadow brought three fish into the nest.

The coldest weather is still coming. Adam Roser with the National Weather Service said that the temperatures will fall to 15 degrees on Thursday evening and that more snow and strong winds are expected.

According to Steers, this will not be a problem for Jackie and Shadow, who said it was actually a great time for a storm because the chicks are small enough to stay completely among their parents.

About the Weißkopfseadler -eagle -livestream

  • Live images receive from the nest from the nest high over Big Bear Lake to their eyebowers, which delivers close-ups in the nest, and another that is trained on the Tree Jackie and Shadow Roost.

    • The rig carries out a 24-volt sun system with Ethernet cables for the cameras.
    • The cameras move incredibly slowly – about one or two degrees per second – so as not to disturb the animals living around them.
    • The one who is closest to the nest was covered with a smoked dome to hide the lens.
    • With an infrared light with little intensity, the audience can see the nest at night. The light itself is not visible to the Eagles, US people or the recurring guest star of the nest, Fiona the Flying Squirrel.
    • The cameras are operated by three anonymous friends of Big Bear Valley volunteers, including one in Europe that takes over the late layer.

The greatest potential threat to the chicks will be when another storm comes in a few weeks.

“You will reach a point, especially if there are 3, even if there are 2 that they all cannot fit among one adult,” said Peter Sharpe, a wildlife biologist from the Institute for Wildlife Studies and the expert behind Jackie and Shadows camera system. “If you can't really come among the adults because of warmth, then they are partially exposed. I think they just get a little too cold. “

That's right – there could be three chicks. A third egg remains the first sign of slip by the beginning of next week.

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