STICKS + FLYING! 🪽 Sandy & Luna's BUSY Pre-Fledge Training Day! | Big Bear Bald Eagles 2026

Original live video courtesy of FOBBV https://www.friendsofbigbearvalley.org. The opinions presented on this channel may not reflect the opinions of FOBBV. 🦅 STICKS AND FLYING ALL IN ONE!! 🪽🪵 Sandy and Luna packed TWO key pre-fledge activities into one busy session today — playing with big sticks AND practicing flight. Multi-tasking trouble balls! Building grip + flight muscles all at once. 💪 📍 In this action-packed clip, Sandy (hatched April 4) and Luna (hatched April 5) put in a full pre-fledge prep session. First they played with big sticks — building beak coordination, grip strength, and the nestoration skills they'll need as adults. Then they transitioned into intense wing practice — building flight muscles for fledge. Two critical skill-builds, one hilarious play session. Our trouble balls don't waste a single moment! 🦅 🦅 WHY THESE SKILLS MATTER ✅ Stick play: grip + beak control ✅ Wing practice: flight muscles ✅ Both: pre-fledge essentials ✅ Multi-skill development ✅ Critical fledge prep 🔍 WHY THIS MOMENT IS SPECIAL ✅ Two key behaviors captured ✅ Sandy & Luna's energy on display ✅ Pre-fledge multi-tasking ✅ Comedy + critical skill-building 🦅 ABOUT JACKIE & SHADOW Jackie and Shadow are the world-famous bald eagle pair of Big Bear Valley, California. Their nest sits 145 feet high in a Jeffrey Pine, monitored 24/7 by Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV). Jackie is believed to be the first bald eagle ever hatched and fledged in Big Bear. Shadow won her over in 2018. Together they have raised four eaglets to fledge: Simba, Spirit, Sunny, and Gizmo — and now Sandy and Luna are following in their footsteps. 🐣 2026 EAGLETS: Sandy & Luna (hatched April 4 & 5, 2026) 🐣 2025 EAGLETS: Sunny & Gizmo (fledged June 2025) 💔 LOST: First clutch breached by ravens on January 30, 2026 📍 LOCATION: Big Bear Lake, California ❤️ SUPPORT FOBBV Support at: friendsofbigbearvalley.org 💬 Drop a 🪽 if our trouble balls are PRE-FLEDGE pros! And tell us — sticks or flight practice — which is more entertaining to watch?? 👇 🔔 SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss FLEDGE DAY for Sandy & Luna! 🐿️ Fiona the squirrel and Dash the mouse are nest regulars too! 🌿 https://savemooncamp.org 📺 https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org #JackieAndShadow #SandyAndLuna #BigBearEagles #FOBBV #BaldEagle #EagleCam #BigBearLake #FledgeWatch #PreFledge #TroubleBalls 📌 FOBBV is an environmental educational nonprofit providing 24/7/365 ad-free bald eagle livestreams. Support: https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org 🎥 Camera: FOBBV Nest Cam 1 © 2026 Educational Use