Big Bear's two eaglets, Sunny and Gizmo, are not so little any more and could soon fly from the nest on their own. We've all heard stories about birds pushing their babies out of the nest.

(Image credit: Friends of Big Bear Valley) The two bald eagle chicks nesting high above California's Big Bear Valley now have names-and personalities to match. After a week-long fundraiser that ...

Sunny, who turned 12 weeks old on Tuesday, “hovered” for the first time, according to Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that operates the 24-hour ...

The young Big Bear Lake bald eagle made the bold move Saturday morning, June 7 — days after her sister Sunny took her first flight Monday, June 2. The big moment came on the day Gizmo turned 13 ...

Big Bear eagle Sunny launches from a high branch on her inaugural flight from the nest as Gizmo watches on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Screenshot courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley) ...