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<v Speaker 1>Right now, let's say good morning to Sandy Steers with

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<v Speaker 1>friends of Big Bear Valley.

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<v Speaker 2>Sandy, we need an eaglet update.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, good morning, good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell us how the kids are growing. Tell us

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<v Speaker 1>the latest on on how they're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Well. They're doing great. They're both eating very well, getting

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<v Speaker 3>over stuffed if anything. And the big one is growing

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<v Speaker 3>faster than the little one, so that's interesting to watch.

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<v Speaker 3>And they both are now have their clown feet where

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<v Speaker 3>they grow faster. Their feet grow faster than the rest

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<v Speaker 3>of them, and so they are very big when they're

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<v Speaker 3>trying to waddle around the nest.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I remember seeing this from years past

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<v Speaker 1>that all of a sudden, you go, my goodness, look

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<v Speaker 1>at those feet when they're born. Are they that bright

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<v Speaker 1>yellowy orange color or does that happen as they start growing.

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<v Speaker 3>That happens is they're they're a little bit yellow, but

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<v Speaker 3>that bright color gets as they start growing.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're getting up and walking around a lot more.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm noticing they are. And yes, yes, they're moving all

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<v Speaker 3>over the nest and sometimes falling down in between going

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<v Speaker 3>from one place to another. And they're also winger sizing.

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<v Speaker 3>They both are stretching their little wings out and slapping

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<v Speaker 3>up and down at least as much as they can,

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<v Speaker 3>which sometimes is only a flap or two, and.

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<v Speaker 2>You call it winger sizing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I think that it's fun to watch them as

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<v Speaker 1>they try to use their wings to balance too.

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<v Speaker 3>They do, yes, and sometimes bash each other with their

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<v Speaker 3>wings as they're trying to just hold themselves up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Sandy, one of the things that we've talked about before,

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<v Speaker 1>the people like we're freaking out about it is the

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<v Speaker 1>thing that they do called bonking, where they it's a

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<v Speaker 1>dominance thing and like a establishing a pecking order.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very natural.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you first see it, you go, oh, my goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>are they killing each other?

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<v Speaker 2>But they're not.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not at all. No, they are trying to establish

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<v Speaker 3>which one is in charge basically, and the actually the

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<v Speaker 3>little one is the one that keeps instigating those things

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<v Speaker 3>and trying to prove well, I'm sure I'm big enough now,

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<v Speaker 3>and then it bows over and says, no, I guess

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<v Speaker 3>that didn't work.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, but he's see, that's why we named him Rocky

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<v Speaker 1>because he's a little fighter.

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<v Speaker 2>We love that about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, yeah, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And then how big are they because we've noticed there's

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<v Speaker 1>not nearly as much room in the nest anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not quite a foot high. I mean they're probably

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<v Speaker 3>eight or nine inches, so.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like the size of a small chicken at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, wow, it gets it's deceptive when you're looking at

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<v Speaker 1>the at the nest. And then speaking of watching, which

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<v Speaker 1>I do kind of obsessive lane, yesterday when I looked,

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<v Speaker 1>there were like sixty fifty sixty thousand people. There's twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand people watching right now. We know that in the

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<v Speaker 1>last storm there was some issues with the camera, with

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<v Speaker 1>the sound and the infrared, and I'm guessing that can't

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<v Speaker 1>be fixed until probably until later this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that's possible. We're looking at to see if there's

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<v Speaker 3>anything on the like the software mechanisms inside that we

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<v Speaker 3>might be able to do. But if it's the hardware,

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<v Speaker 3>then no, we can't do anything with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>I do I miss hearing them chirping, although I don't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily miss the cries of Jackie in shadow because they

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<v Speaker 1>can be kind of piercing.

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<v Speaker 3>So yes, that's true.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the other thing that we've noticed is that

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<v Speaker 1>the eagles fly away and leave the kids behind a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's normal.

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<v Speaker 3>That's okay, that's totally normal. What they're doing is allowing

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<v Speaker 3>the chicks to get their independence and to develop. And

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<v Speaker 3>so the chicks when they're left alone by the parents,

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<v Speaker 3>will you know, soon start pecking at the food themselves

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<v Speaker 3>and learning to eat. And it gives them room to

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<v Speaker 3>you know, exercise their wings and move around the nest.

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<v Speaker 3>And so they're just letting them develop. But they are nearby.

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<v Speaker 3>Jack and each headar are always nearby, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And then one other thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a sad thing, but it was, I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>was beautiful, sad strange when we lost the other the eaglet,

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<v Speaker 1>which didn't make it through that last snowstorm and we

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<v Speaker 1>had like two feet of snow. First of all, it

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<v Speaker 1>was a shadow who removed him from the nest.

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<v Speaker 3>Bowl, Yes it was.

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<v Speaker 2>And then and then.

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<v Speaker 1>Jackie picked him up and flew off with him, like said,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't have him in the nest anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, It's kind of like what I figured out is

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<v Speaker 3>kind of like their way of bearing it so that

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<v Speaker 3>it's and actually we saw Jackie from a security camera.

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<v Speaker 3>We saw her drop the chick into the forest like

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<v Speaker 3>she was, I mean, it's letting it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Why are we so obsessed with this? I know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm obsessed with Sandy. Why do you think people are

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<v Speaker 1>so obsessed with watching these guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Because we don't get to see nature this close up

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<v Speaker 3>and to see how much it's like us, how much

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<v Speaker 3>we are nature, and to see the behaviors and the

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<v Speaker 3>personalities that Jackie and Shadow have individual personalities. They're not

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<v Speaker 3>just these things out there they are they have their

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<v Speaker 3>own unique way of doing things. Each both of them

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<v Speaker 3>are different than each other, and I think people are

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<v Speaker 3>fascinated to find out they're all individuals out there and

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<v Speaker 3>they have emotions and they have things and living their

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<v Speaker 3>lives independently like we do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it is beautiful to watch. I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can watch any old time because that camera's

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<v Speaker 1>going twenty four to seven. Friends of Big Bear Valley

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<v Speaker 1>is the website, and again we always want to mention

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<v Speaker 1>Sandy that you guys are a nonprofit organization and so

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<v Speaker 1>if anyone wants to help you out a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>make a donation, where do they go?

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<v Speaker 3>Go to the website Friends of Big Bear Valley dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>We couldn't be watching them, I couldn't be watching our

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<v Speaker 1>eglitz without you, so against Sandy Steers with friends of

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<v Speaker 1>Big Bear Valley. We always love talking to you and

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<v Speaker 1>hearing how the eaglits are doing. Thanks so much for

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<v Speaker 1>the update.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you all right, take care,