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Watch: Young bald eagle takes first flight in California
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Watch: Young bald eagle takes first flight in California

BBC World · Jun 30, 2026, 5:59 AM

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  • Watch: Young bald eagle takes first flight in California Close.
  • Thousands tuned in to a popular livestream set up by Friends of Big Bear Valley, to watch the juvenile eagle, nicknamed Luna, flap its wings and glide to a nearby tree for the first time.
  • A group of bird watchers also gathered in the California valley, east of Los Angeles, to witness the action in real time.

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Watch: Young bald eagle takes first flight in California Close. A young bald eagle has taken flight, leaving an empty nest in Big Bear Valley, California.

Thousands tuned in to a popular livestream set up by Friends of Big Bear Valley, to watch the juvenile eagle, nicknamed Luna, flap its wings and glide to a nearby tree for the first time.

A group of bird watchers also gathered in the California valley, east of Los Angeles, to witness the action in real time.

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