{"id":18758,"date":"2026-06-29T17:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18758"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:32:21","slug":"2026-big-bear-eaglet-luna-soars-from-nest-a-day-after-sibling-sandy-flew-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18758","title":{"rendered":"2026 Big Bear eaglet Luna soars from nest a day after sibling Sandy flew off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>The Big Bear eagle nest, famous worldwide, saw its second 2026 eagle chick fly away Monday.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18754\">What makes a \u2018heat dome\u2019 and what does it mean?<\/a><\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luna, the second of the 2026 Big Bear area bald...\" class=\"wp-image-18756\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b9b1a49b8f861eb4972068d8352cc92f-1024x581.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b9b1a49b8f861eb4972068d8352cc92f-1024x581.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b9b1a49b8f861eb4972068d8352cc92f-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b9b1a49b8f861eb4972068d8352cc92f-768x435.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b9b1a49b8f861eb4972068d8352cc92f.webp 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Luna, the second of the 2026 Big Bear area bald eagle chicks to fly this season, took flight for the first time Monday, June 29, 2026. Here is the eaglet moments before take off. (Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luna, the second of the 2026 Big Bear area bald...\" class=\"wp-image-18757\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/137924fd07cf6d231d3f567b5f61899c.webp\" width=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/137924fd07cf6d231d3f567b5f61899c.webp 596w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/137924fd07cf6d231d3f567b5f61899c-300x182.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Luna, the second of the 2026 Big Bear area bald eagle chicks to fly this season, took flight for the first time Monday, June 29, 2026. (Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Luna, the second of the 2026 Big Bear area bald eagle chicks to fly this season, took flight for the first time Monday, June 29, 2026. Here is the eaglet moments before take off. (Courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>After several wing flaps, at approximately 9:24 a.m., Luna leaped from the nest\u2019s protruding branch, letting instincts take over, successfully fledgling \u2013 when a young bird flies from the nest \u2013 just a day behind his sibling, Sandy.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"youtube-player\" height=\"360\" loading=\"lazy\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4-L2nfGcuE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sandy and her brother Luna debuted on April 4 and 5 and have since been the focus of the nonstop livestream managed by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18752\">Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess he said, \u2018I\u2019m not staying here by myself tonight. What grace and beauty!\u201d Nik Green wrote on a Friends of Big Bear Valley Facebook post.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18750\">Kara Swisher took Silicon Valley by force. Now she\u2019s eyeing influence in the 2028 campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing. 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