Big Bear Bald Eagle Jackie Lays Triplets

Famous Californian bald eagles Jackie and Shadow are sitting on three eggs, the first time either of them has attempted such a clutch. The eggs were laid between 25 January and 31 January, and will reportedly hatch after around 35 days, meaning pip watch – the first signs of movement from an egg – could occur on 29 February, leap day. The eagles' devotion to their eggs is all the more impressive given that the area in which they live, Big Bear Lake, received a huge amount of snow on Thursday. The eggs are expected to hatch in early March.