A couple of weeks ago, while covering the story of some terrible men convicted of going on an eagle-killing spree, I brought up the ongoing story of Jackie and Shadow, a mated pair of bald eagles living in Big Bear Valley in California. There has been a web cam covering their nest up close for quite a few years now and the traffic gets very busy during the breeding season. After introducing the couple, I pointed out that the mother, Jackie, had laid three eggs this year and the pair had been taking turns sitting on the eggs 24/7 through all sorts of weather and the eggs were due to hatch “in the next few days.” Well, that was more than two weeks ago and there have still been no chicks born. This tragic story is all over the news this week, with USA Today simply describing it as “heartbreaking,” which it is.
Eyes from across the globe have been locked on a giant bird nest perched…
