Jackie & Shadow's Legacy Mourned

0:00Fans of the famous bald eagle pair Jackie and Shadow in California's Big Bear Valley are mourning double losses this year. In late January, Ravens ate the couple's two eggs after they left the nest unattended. Adding to the sorrow, sandy steers, the 73-year-old executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley passed away last month after fighting, cancer, privately. The story of Jackie and Shadow goes back nearly 20 years to when Eagles first stayed year round in the area. A pair named Ricky and Lucy Hatsch Jackie in 2012 and she paired with Shadow around 2018. Their nest camera, running since 2015, has drawn huge crowds online. Harbroke and viewers flooded social media with more than 12,000 comments on posts about the eggs and steers. Friends of Big Bear Valley boasts 1.2 million Facebook followers and over 727,000 on YouTube, outpacing many. Other eagle cams, across the country, volunteers monitor the nest around the clock, even from

1:01overseas. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, Washington, Eagles Liberty and Justice are nesting for the fifth straight year at Royal Oak's Country Club, with two eggs due to hatch soon. Jackie and Shadow's unique traits keep fans hooked, and their legacy in Big Bear indoors as new eglets take center stage elsewhere. Vancouver news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with The Story.