Earlier this summer Mixed bittersweet.
Thousands of fans have Watch them hatch exist 24-hour webcam This can monitor families, and now they are growing up – soon.
But the internet-renowned young man Gizmo may have just fallen in her childhood home, a nearly six-month-old eagle.
A young eagle, bent over the couple’s favorite perch tree last Wednesday night, was still hanging out the next morning, According to friends in Okurayaa nonprofit that operates live broadcasts.
The teen then flew into Jackie and Shadow’s nest, overlooking Jeffrey Pine in Big Bear Lake with cameras enjoying the view of the Raptor. Some obvious features become clear as the young man walks around curiously.
Like Gizmo, the eagle’s tail has almost no white feathers, said Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of the Big Bear Valley. She said the corner of its mouth, known as Gap, paused in the middle of its eyes and raised its head, which some people described as “the smile of Mona Lisa.”
After removing the “stool shooting”, the eagle flew up – revealing the feather gap on the back edge of the left wing, turning Write in Facebook post About the event. Gizmo’s functionality can also be seen when it is believed that the same raptor tied a fish to the “basement” of the same fish in the “basement” of the tree.
“This is a small hair, or a lot of strange coincidences,” she wrote in the post.
The social media post currently has 11,000 compliments and hundreds of comments from excited fans.
“She definitely has a small hair character, and I think I’ve seen the rise of the edge of her mouth that she gets from the shadows,” one commenter wrote. “The video brings a lot of heart-warming emotions. I’m worried about her and hope she’s fine, and it makes me so happy to see this teenager return to the nest and look at the camera the way Gizmo used to look at the camera. There are actually tears in my eyes.”
Steers said in an interview that when Eaglets first flew out of their nest, they often learned ropes over the next few days or weeks.
“Once they go beyond that period and then don’t go to the nest at all, they rarely come back,” she explained.
The visit represents a peaceful ending, marking how big a nesting season is with sorrow and joy.
In the era of decline in January, Jackie Laying a rare third egg In her snow-covered nest.
In 2024, she lays three eggs first. Although Jackie guarded the clutch for 62 hours, there were no three people incubated.
Their loyal fans wonder if they will be more kind to the couple this year.
All the chicks stand out from the shells, Gizmo appeared on March 8. According to the nonprofit, Jackie and Shadow faithfully leaned towards “lovely fluffy balls.”
But soon after, a violent storm swept the area. it Claiming the life of one of the eaglesnamed Misty.
The rest of the siblings – Gizmo and the Sunshine Sisters – survived.
On June 2, Sunny made his first flight. Five days later, Gizmo followed suit.
this The first year of life It can be dangerous for the eagle. According to the American Eagle Foundation, teenage vultures have less than 50% chance of survival due to their inexperience.
When Jackie and Shadow start nesting again, Gizmo and other children will be considered “invaders.” Steers said.
The eagles are mostly monogamous, with the two nesting together for the past seven years.
The nesting season usually begins in October, when the Eagles begin to bring sticks into the nest, as part of the bonding ceremony.
Jackie and Shadow “had a big year this year, so they might have a vacation.”
