The couple of eagles that keep thousands of Americans waiting

Jackie and Shadowtwo bald eagles, have become very popular in recent days in California, UNITED STATES. This pair of birds lives in a nest in the San Bernardino National Forest by the lake. big bear. The organization Big Bear Valley Friends increased the notoriety of these animals through a live broadcast on his YouTube channel.

In recent days, more than 2,000 people were waiting for the process that the two birds were going through to have their families, since the female laid two eggs in her nest. However, biologist and executive director of the American organization, Sandy Steers, revealed that some crows ate the hatchlings.

“And developed, it was minimalSteers told the Los Angeles Times of the stage of development the eggs were in. The biologist observed these eagles for more than ten years and explained that the eggs that the crows ate were mostly liquid.

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Big Bear Valley Friends He placed camera traps in different places of the place with which the actions carried out by Jackie and Shadow are monitored. On Monday March 6, the organization explained on its Facebook account that after several arguments, the female had convinced her companion that there was no way to recover the eggs.

Steers explained to the American newspaper that the cold and wet weather most likely stopped the development of the eggs and they usually hatch in about 35 days. As soon as this situation was detailed that it is quite common that not all cases are successful, since only half of the eggs Jackie laid hatched.

The biologist said this event was not surprising, since Jackie and Shadow stopped hatching the eggs. “PennsylvaniaI thought something was wronghe. We will have to see what they do in the next few weeks,” he explained.

The crows seized the opportunity to ‘hunt for food’ after the two bald eagles spent a long time away from their nest.

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Agree with Big Bear Valley Friends, Jackie is 11 and Shadow is nine, both eagles are able to survive adverse weather conditions because their feathers can trap heat and keep cold out of their bodies. The organization explained that the female sleeps in the nest, while the male rests at night in a tree near his partner.

“The light in the nest is infrared light, this light cannot be seen by eagles or humans. It is only picked up by the camera, allowing us to see them at night,” explained the organization regarding the technological measures it has taken to monitor birds.

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The animal welfare association explained that these eagles regularly lay eggs once a year, however they regularly lay a second “brood” when something happens to the first ones. In his Facebook post, Big Bear Valley Friend thanked them for the support they received via social mediathey will therefore continue to report on the activities carried out by these eagles.

On the YouTube channel and the Facebook page, the organization also shares different news on other species that inhabit this Californian forest.