🦅 Shadow
Bald eagle · Big Bear Valley, California
Lives in Forest Hollow
Half of the most-watched nest on the internet. For a decade, millions followed Jackie and Shadow raising eaglets on a live camera. Jackie died in August 2026. Days later Shadow was seen with a new companion, and the internet had opinions about how quickly.
What they do
Mantles - throws both wings wide open over the nest, then folds them.
Steady, attentive, and now carrying on alone in front of an audience.
Latest
- 20 Aug 2026His new companion was officially named Kaydee.
- Aug 2026Jackie, his mate of a decade, died. Her memorial is in the Legends Garden.
Lore
- ★The Big Bear nest cam has been watched by millions of people over more than a decade
- ★His new companion was officially named Kaydee on 20 August 2026, having previously been called KD1
- ★Bald eagle pairs often mate for life, which is exactly why the timing upset people
Helping the real one
💛 Support Shadow via Friends of Big Bear ValleyThe nonprofit that runs the nest camera he lives on This opens their own official page. Money never touches this site.
Where this comes from
- NBC Los Angeles What's next for Big Bear eagle Shadow after Jackie ↗
- ABC7 Los Angeles Shadow's future after mate Jackie's death ↗
- Wikipedia Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear Valley bald eagles ↗
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