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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

‘Awed by nature’: fans mourn California’s beloved Jackie the bald eagle, whose legacy soars on

A person with gloves holds a bald eagle with wings extended
Jackie is examined on 18 July 2026 at the San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center in San Dimas, California. Photograph: Los Angeles county parks San Dimas Raptor Rescue Center/AP

The bald eagle Jackie made her home on the shore of southern California’s Big Bear Lake for most of her 14 years. But her death earlier this week drew international attention.

The Los Angeles Times described her as “arguably the world’s most famous bald eagle”. For years, millions of people tuned into a live stream of Jackie’s nest, watching her rear her eaglets, work out life with her mate, Shadow, and, perhaps most memorably, incubate her eggs while almost completely buried in snow.

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