Two EagleCam Eaglets Banded, Returned to Nest in Good Health

Two EagleCam eaglets banded, returned to nest in good health

Two eaglets born to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam couple have been banded and let back into the nest.

Big Bear Valley Eaglet Flies Off-Camera for Heart-Stopping Moment

Sunny and Gizmo, Big Bear Valley's famous bald eaglets, could fledge any moment. Watch heart-stopping moments as one flies off camera!

Big Bear eaglet 'hovers' for the first time but still hasn't flown or fledged. What's the difference?

One of the two Big Bear eaglets marked another milestone Thursday — hovering for the first time. The next step will be to "fledge," which is when the eaglets actually leave the nest.

Sunny and Gizmo reach big milestone ahead of 1st flight

For the first time, the young Big Bear eaglet hovered in the air for 3.3 seconds.

Jackie and Shadow's eaglet getting closer to taking first flight

One of Jackie and Shadow's eaglets hovered over the nest for a few seconds before deciding they weren't quite ready for their first flight.

Young Big Bear bald eagle reaches milestone in pursuit of first flight

Sunny, one of the two young bald eagles that hatched this spring in a nest overlooking Big Bear Lake, has reached another milestone in preparation for its first flight. Shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, May 29, Sunny perched on the “high perch” in the nest — a narrow, Y-shaped branch facing the lake — and as the wind picked up, spread its wings and caught air. Sunny hovered for about 3 seconds before the wind knocked the eaglet back in the nest to …