1-25-2024 It’s Here!...The Egg Is Here!
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- The moment we’ve all been waiting for arrived at 16:55:10 this afternoon as Jackie’s first egg of 2024 softly appeared beneath her in the nest bowl.
Jackie’s egg-laying process took only about 6 minutes from the time she stood up in the nest bowl until the moment the egg appeared. As the egg pushes through her, her back hunches up and all of her feathers stand up…and Jackie emits little teakettle sounds of the work involved in pushing the egg through.
A closeup of the egg shows its beautiful white oval perfection. A few spots on the egg show areas that have probably not dried out yet from coming out wet. There is also sometimes tiny bits of blood on a new egg-all perfectly normal.
After recovering for a few minutes, Jackie stepped ever so gently around the egg and then rolled it for the first time, right underneath her.
In under 20 minutes from egg-laying, Shadow arrived at the nest, bringing a new stick. After scanning around the neighborhood, then noticing Jackie’s behavior, Shadow checked underneath her from in front of her, and appeared (from the cam2 view) to have seen the egg.
Jackie has now settled in on the egg, scooting it up into her brood patch, to have a well-deserved sleep for the night. Shadow will be roosting somewhere nearby and watching over the nest.
Big congratulations to Jackie and Shadow!
Sleep well, Jackie! You deserve a lovely rest after such awesome work.
Sandy
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Congratulations Jackie and Shadow and FOBBV CAM for precious🥚Long waited for🥰❤I have big hopes for succesful season this time💓❤🤞This couple🦅🦅 deserve this so so much❤Thank you for video🤗💙
What a beautiful sight. Please Universe, let them have a successful season. ❤
🙏🙏🙏🥚🦅
Thank You God.
You mean God?
Awesome!!
Beautiful 🦅❤️🦅❤️
So very happy for the first. My concern is why is there no fluff in the nest 🪺 bowl to make it soft for eggs & chicks? Jann 🥰🇦🇺
They began adding fluff as of January 4th, but there is still les accumulated than in previous years. We will have to wait and see, and hope that the nest is 'good enough' for Jackie as of now!
WOOHOOO YES!!! 🙌🏽
Someone should tell Richard Hendrix that his compression algorithm is working great!
Amen!🎉🕊
Scrolling back this morning I see Jackie is standing up, I know it’s probably delaying right? does this affect the egg in anyway when it’s not kept warm?
Jackie has been sitting on the egg, but also taking breaks from doing so. We can't know for sure how much exposure affects the viability of the eggs. It depends on factors we know nothing about, including ambient temperature, wind chill factor at the nest, status of the development, etc. We do know from experience that the egg(s) can be exposed for short periods of time during shift changes, when the eagles need to stretch their wings, or for the eagles to eat. This should not affect the viability, but we can never know for certain.
With the air temperature warming, the eggs do not cool off very quickly and do not need Jackie and Shadow to sit on them at all times. In fact, in warmer climates adult eagles often get off their eggs for long periods of time and just guard them to let them cool off. Jackie and Shadow’s instincts are to protect the eggs and chicks and they are likely nearby when off the nest. However, we can never really know because nature is in control and we are all just observers.
Oh my gosh, you just made my day! And brightened my heart. Blessings to Jackie, Shadow and their new life.
I know where I'll be every morning for the next month. Loving it!
Way to go Jackie!
Aloha FOBBV
I’m so happy for Jackie and Shadow! God please let them have a successful season! 🙏❤️❤️
❤amen 🙏
I'm praying, too. I'd so love to see siblings again.
❤ I love how attentive Shadow is!!! He comes quick and starts moving sticks and checking to make sure Jackie is ok! Such a beautiful relationship between those two! I hope and pray for a healthy baby! 🙏
Lord, bless them. Jackie, Shadow, and the beautiful egg. Could we have just a bit more fluff? ❤
I agree! I clean out my clothes dryer vents in the spring and let it fly to help the local birds ❤
Awww, that's so awesome 🐦☺️!! I would have never thought of doing that@@RhondaHawkes
This egg is doomed without fluff for her to incubate it. It’ll break.
@@AKhere774 I agree. It seems to me that the sticks appear must more sinister this year as opposed to the previous years! I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way.
THIS! I am talking out loud to the screen! Where is the cushion?
Woohoo. It was thrilling to watch. Never thought I’d get so excited about a bird laying an egg, but I never watched it before. I was rooting for her. 😀
So glad to see this. I pray that they will be a happy and healthy family
Is this her actually laying it or our first glimpse at the egg? Please excuse my monkey brain
She's laying it in this video. You can hear her making telltale noises and body movements required! Eg teakettle noises, feathers standing up. Read description! @@Willow-as-Phoenix
@@Willow-as-Phoenix- it’s both… we see her in labor and then the egg…there is a good write up on what we are seeing egg by the people who posted the video…hope that helps!
Full moon egg delivery! Well done, Jackie!!! CONGRATS Jackie and Shadow!!! ❤❤❤🦅🦅🦅
Good point! That’s cool! Full moon 🌝 egg 🥚!
It's obviously work to lay an egg. When Jackie was making those noises, feathers puffed out, with her bearing down, l thought wow! You go girl! ❤
I would hold my breath as she was pushing. Like a birthing coach!
Her feathers slowly puffed out looking like a turkey. 😂😂
I can't believe how different she looks, her eyes look tired even. I can really tell them apart when it's normally hard for me.
Least she ain't a kiwi.
I’m so happy for Jackie and Shadow! So Eggciting! I’m also happy for FOBBV! Thanks cam ops, mods and all who make this happen for us to see!❤
Talk all you want about whomever being your favorite couple.
For myself it’s Jackie and Shadow hands down.
The video quality is amazing. Thank you!
Thank you everyone 🎉FOBBV. Loved being able to witness Mother Nature at work🥚
He was telling the world! 🤞🤞🤞
More fluff is needed.
Jackie and Shadow began adding fluff as of January 4th. While there is less accumulated materials than in previous years, we will have to wait and see that the nest is 'good enough' for Jackie as of now!
Congratulations Jackie & Shadow 🎉🙏❤️
Laid on the 5-5-5-5 Leo full moon @ 4:55pm..... so cool! Moon is at 5° Leo and went full at 5:55am this morning.
Bring the fluff
Yes! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
So happy for them and that we can see it. Thank you! I hope they can add some fluff to the nest. I know we have BIG storms headed to CA next week, and hope they get through them successfully. Again, thank you for sharing.
I’m so exited! Last year was my first year watching g and it was so sad they weren’t viable.
Congratulations Jackie and Shadow!! That is a beautiful eggie 😊🤗
WOW. I found this channel last year right around the time everyone was expecting their egg to hatch. That obviously didn't happen but I am so thankful to see the process from the beginning. LETS GO SHADOW AND JACKIE!!!!
same, twas the night the storm of the century descended upon LA
ME TOO 😃!!
Just so happen to stumble across J&S around this time last year. My heart filled with such love for them after seeing them buried in snow to keep the 🥚warm 🥲. They are an awesome team 🏆!!
I just encountered this! I’ll be watching now too. That was so cool.
Go Jackie! Go Jackie! Go Jackie! Hopefully we get pips this season!
There won’t be without fluff.
@@AKhere774Yes, I was thinking the same thing: Where's the fluff? Need some cushioning for the precious egg!
@@AKhere774 Yeah, Shadow is a stick man. The nest definitely needs more fluff!
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First time I have heard the teakettle sound.. So exciting!
This is my second season watching FOBBV and these are the eagles to have started my journey on raptor watching! 💖 Hoping for a successful season for Jackie and Shadow 🥹 They hold a special spot in my heart.
This just melts my heart. I jus love these two 🤍🤍
I just love these three!
@@sylvisterling8782 awe yessss!! 🤍🤍🤍
WE NEED FLUFF!!😁
Yes! Agree!
Jackie and Shadow began adding fluff as of January 4th. While there is less accumulated materials than in previous years, we will have to wait and see that the nest is 'good enough' for Jackie as of now!
I clean out my clothes dryer vents in the spring and let it fly to help local birds, FYI :-) @@FOBBVCAM
Definitely needs more Fluff!!! Jackie is pretty much laying on sticks ..
This was such a happy delight to see ❤❤❤❤ praying their baby makes it 🥰🩵🤲🩵
Woot woot! Awesome! I pray everything goes well this time!
The tea kettle sound ! Missed it for so long
I'm kind of sad, alas, and surprised, although I thought she was probably gravid. Since laying late, and no big soft, fluffy nestorations, I looked into the nest history before last season, plus fluff in videos (sometimes a little for 1st egg, none other years), and it's a tough nest. There was an old comment that said it was one of highest nests in the US, and that causes challenges, but didn't say what, and I've had no luck finding anything about that. But I can see how latitude, the mild sea level climate there, and day length belie the stormy, snowy winters and severe late storms. Could explain the lack of other nests and visiting eagles mostly at certain times (after lakes have frozen elsewhere). I hope Shadow gets in sync now and into the fluff. He's really great with it! The eggs really need the insulation and wind break of it. But going to go forward with this knowledge and try not to be as disappointed as last year, if things don't turn out. And Shadow wanted eggs/chicks so badly! I hope they can aerate fluff into a deeper bole, the weather isn't too bad, and we have one or two eaglets in 35 days!! ❤️🦅🦅🥚
One of the best comments I have seen, perched here a few seasons now and how we all hope to add to our family after Spirit, congratulations Jackie and Shadow. Fluff up and good fishing😎
Amazing!!! Congratulations Jackie and Shadow ❤❤❤ Bless them and their little egg🪺🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
*Awesome news. Hopefully a lil baby birdy this year*
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Eeee! How exciting! I haven't spent much time here since they flew off to enjoy their summer together, so I'm excited to cozy up with the rest of the eagle fam this season and watch our favorite pair. Thanks, FOBBV, for keeping us all updated!
Oh my, I’m so excited!
Congratulations Jackie & Shadow!!! So happy for you two & rooting for more eggs & then eaglets.🦅🦅❤❤❤
Oh there is so much weather ahead! Hoping for the best this spring!!
Mommy Jax, bless your heart. Ya did it again. Mommy Jax and Shad Dad are the best! Love you!🫶😻❤️😘🦅🦅🦅
I was so happy to see the first egg! And Jackie worked hard to lay that egg! Her high pitched tones, her feathers fluffing up, her stance all pointed towards her announcing, "an egg is coming!" Eventually proud Papa Shadow arrived and took a seat on a branch where he will protect his mate Jackie and their egg. I hope with all my heart that Jackie and Shadow can protect the eggs and keep them warm enough so the eggs will be viable. Let's put our hope in Jackie and Shadow having adorable little eaglets. ❤
Yay congratulations to Jackie and shadow for there 🥚!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
My cats are very concerned after hearing Jackie’s noises
Because that is a predator to them
My cat sat in front of the TV watching them❤
Shadow's arrival was a welcome comic relief after witnessing Jackie's valiant efforts. The man is carrying a nice stick on him at all times. And his "what's different about you?" stare at Jackie before noticing the egg was priceless.
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Totally!
Congratulations sweet Jackie and Shadow! ❤ God bless them with a good season this year.🙏🏻
They're gonna have to watch that thing like a hawk.
Better yet... keep an eagle eye on it!
Shadow just cracks me up with those looks!
I like how Jackie lifts up as soon as she laid her egg as if to show all of us. ❤️
Her pushing out muscles are probably going back to normal after that stress. She’s a beauty.
🎉Congratulations Jackie and Shadow!!
What wonderful news, i pray that Jackie & Shadow have success this season
Thank you LH from UK 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
As a mother you know what she's going thru. I tear up everytime . I pray for success in raising this chick.
I am so happy for them it was awesome to see Shadow checking on her and the new egg. He is so sweet
Yayyyyy! After all the drama of past day, a little blue oval-shaped beautiful egg!🥚🙏 ❤
Hooray for Jackie and Shadow ❤
And to think this has been going on for a million years…what a sight!
How cool was THAT?!!!!? Jackie is amazing !
Thank you Jackie and Shadow❤
So beautiful and how wonderful for us to experience this wonderful window of nature!!!
Congratulations Jackie and shadow.🥳🥳🥳
So excited and happy to see this!
Yay Jackie and Shadow! I'm so happy for FOBBV! Thanks for the beautiful cam views
Shadow knew something was up. Jackie’s puffed up feathers and small squeaks. He takes a peek.
its beautiful!!
go Jackie!!!
Shadow was here, then Jackie laid her egg. Such a wonderful day indeed❤
So eggcited!! Can't wait to see what this season brings. Love the little noises Jackie makes!
My first day checking in on J and S in like 6 months. What great news🎉❤
Beautiful, just beautiful.
So grateful you caught this. I’ve been watching all week, to try to catch it ‘live’…it was on the tv all day today and based on the time-stamp, I missed it by an hour. This is the next best thing 💖✨🕊️
Thank you 🙏🏾
I don’t know if Shadow really got to see the egg.
Jackie didn’t move much for him to see.
But, he knows a baby was born.❤️
Best of luck Shadow and Jackie.
Congrats to Jackie & Shadow!
Woot woot scree scree. More soft fluffy stuff. Third year aunty here.
Shadow should have brought Jackie some flowers!
And then she could use the flowers for fluff once they fade! 💐🥰
Maybe he'll bring some fluff as a "push present". 😄
Or perhaps as a Labor Day Gift 🙃@@sleslie6395
Боже мой, какое счастье!!! Давно наблюдаем за этой красивой парой, очень переживали, когда яйца погибли в шторм. Надеемся, в это раз все получится! ❤ Большой привет из России🤗
SHADOW: "Hi, Honey, I'm home! Look at the stick I brought! isn't it a beaut? Let's put it here... or maybe here... uh.... Honey? ....."
this is adorable 😆😆😆
Jackie was in intense labor for longer than I expected 😳
Thought the eagle egg was going to effortlessly roll out like a cartoon chicken's egg 😅
Definitely nothing like movies where they show birds effortlessly throwing eggs out. And the hatching can take so many hours compared to birds just popping out of eggs within seconds in movies. Totally different in real life
Yes that didn't look like a picnic! Poor girl was laboring! ❤️
How wonderful! Well done Jackie! I hope this will be a successful season for them. Will be watching in anticipation for the new bundle of joy.❤
I’m so happy for them Congratulations 🦅
Jackie and her tea kettle sounds are just the cutest. Praying for a viable egg this season. Congratulations to FOBBV Jackie and Shadow.
🇭🇲 💓🦅 How wonderful to see the first egg 🥚 laid by Jackie, and what a perfect egg it looks. "Congratulations"
to Jackie and Shadow, and let us all hope that they have a very successful season. Whether 1 egg or more, and whether 1 successful hatch or more. "Mother nature" in her wisdom - will decide! Also "thank you" to you Sandy, for all of the great information that you provided in the Description. It is - very much appreciated. 👏👏👏
💓🦅💓🦅 💓🥚
Congratulations on their new baby🥚!Last time, it was a pity that the hatching failed. This time, they will definitely have their cubs！🐥❤
Well done, Jackie. Well done
Shadows reaction was priceless 😂
Big congrats Jackie & Shadow!!!!💙🙏
So happy for both of them
This is such a beautiful sight i love to see Jackie and shadow always together 😁🩷
Wonderful video!!❤ Shadow, please bring more fluff. Jackie looks so uncomfortable on all those sticks, and we don't want the egg/s to crack. 🙏 praying for a successful season 🙏
Staying positive for Jackie and Shadow this season! 🎉 My favorite eagles out there! 🦅
Here come all you can eat headless fish for queen Jackie 😂 Congratulations Jackie and handsome Shadow 🎉
I am so happy for J and S!! I was so heartbroken for them last time. I hope this will be a successful hatch.
I was kind of hoping they were holding off until my birthday, but I guess I'll have to be satisfied with egg 2 now, as long as things go according to schedule. ❤ 🦅🦅🥚🎂
Congratulations 🎉 Need to bring in some fluff/grasses😊
ackie and Shadow began adding fluff as of January 4th. While there is less accumulated materials than in previous years, we will have to wait and see that the nest is 'good enough' for Jackie as of now!
I can hear the dogs barking and she is so alert to every sound. ❤
Yay Jackie, you go girl!
I hope this season gives you success. Can't wait to see Shadows reaction❤
Yay! But no fluff.
Jackie and Shadow began adding fluff as of January 4th. While there is less accumulated materials than in previous years, we will have to wait and see that the nest is 'good enough' for Jackie as of now!
Yay! Congratulations Jackie and Shadow!
Oh, it's beautiful! God bless her, and God bless her chick even now growing within that egg!
Whew - finally! Congratulations Jackie & Shadow!