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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Live cam viewers catch special moment as Big Bear eaglet Sunny attempts first flight
For the first time, one of the two young bald eagles born this year in the beloved Big Bear nest was seen attempting to take flight. The eaglet, named Sunny, appeared hesitant as he spread his wings and briefly lifted off – but, despite his fear, it marked a special moment for tens of thousands of viewers around the world who have been following Jackie and Shadow's family journey via livestream. 'Sunny looked afraid,' said Sandy Steers with Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that manages the eagle cam. 'When he went back, he let the wind carry him back to the nest, and he laid down for over two hours.' Exhausting and perhaps terrifying for the young eagle, the moment marks one of the final steps before taking full flight. According to Steers, a fledgling could happen at any moment now. Sunny and his sibling, Gizmo, were born to Jackie and Shadow, a bonded bald eagle pair who have drawn global attention since they began rebuilding their mountaintop nest in October. 'Bringing in big sticks and tugging back and forth on them and making sure they're all in the right place and doing the beaky kisses that they do to bond,' Steers recalled. In January, Jackie laid three eggs, and both parents were seen playfully vying for the chance to keep them warm. 'It's amazing how much they want to take care of their eggs,' Steers said. All three eggs hatched successfully by March, but a harsh late-winter storm tested the family's resilience. One eaglet died during the storm. 'We think it was the oldest one,' Steers said. 'That it might have gotten big enough and gotten out from under Jackie during the storm and gotten wet.' Despite the loss, Jackie and Shadow continued caring for their remaining two chicks, drawing admiration from tens of thousands of viewers who watched their journey online. 'What were you thinking when you watched that?' KTLA's Shelby Nelson asked Steers, reflecting on Sunny's first lift off. 'I was impressed and excited at the same time,' said Steers. Gizmo, the younger eaglet by four days, may take a bit more time before following suit. 'Gizmo likes to eat and likes to lie in bed and be fed by mom, and so we aren't sure how fast she's going to develop,' Steers said. For viewers around the world, the eagle family has been a lesson in perseverance, devotion, and love. 'First of all, resilience,' Steers said. 'No matter what's going on, Jackie and Shadow just keep coming and bringing food… And they take care of chicks no matter what's going on.' 'To me, it's like the signs of what real love is about,' she added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
3 days ago
- General
- New York Post
Central Park carriage driver breaks wrist, others injured after two horses break loose: ‘Thankfully I was not killed'
Wild, wild horses dragged these buggies away. A pair of runaway carriage horses broke a driver's wrist and injured others in Central Park on Monday after they got free and bolted — just one week after another horse went rogue, wild videos show. Advertisement 6 A pair of runaway carriage horses took off in Central Park midday Monday. Edita Birnkrant The chaotic escape occurred about 2:30 p.m. when a steed prepared to take on passengers near the Central Park Zoo was spooked and sped off towards 59th Street traffic, Edita Birnkrant, executive director of NYCLASS, told The Post. The horse, named Shadow, then abruptly veered back into the park and crashed into a fleet of parked pedicabs, Birnkrant said. Advertisement The commotion then panicked a second stallion, causing it to bolt too. There were no passengers aboard either buggy hitched to the animals. 6 Two carriage horses running wild — without drivers — through Central Park on Memorial Day. Edita Birnkrant Dramatic footage of the scene, posted to social media, shows a pedicab driver reining in the horses while panicked coachmen frantically chase after them. Christina Hansen, the union rep for Central Park's carriage horses, told The Post that Shadow — a new horse to the park — was eating beside his 40-year industry veteran driver when he slipped out of his bridle. Advertisement 6 A pedicab driver intercepts a carriage horse running loose in Central Park. Edita Birnkrant The hero pedicab operator — who was the same driver who helped to corral a runaway horse last Sunday — said he intercepted the buggy of the first horse with his bike. He sustained a leg injury from being kicked during the mayhem. 'Thankfully, I was not killed, it was too scary,' said the pedicab driver, who declined to provide his name to The Post. He described how it was 'the second time to see the same thing — to have the horse coming at full speed.' Advertisement 6 'The incident highlights the need for hitching posts to tether idle horses in place,' Hansen said, 'which drivers and the union have requested from the city in previous discussions.' TikTok/@mirandamooney The driver, whose pedicab was flipped over and damaged in the kerfuffle, ended up cycling Shadow's coachman to Mount Sinai West for a broken wrist. Another carriage driver was reportedly kicked in the head, and a third broke their hand. 'The heroic pedicab driver saved people's lives doing what he did and putting himself at risk,' Birnkrant said, adding that the horses must 'definitely be traumatized' and that she would 'be surprised if they didn't have some kind of injuries.' 6 Edita Birnkrant, executive director of NYCLASS, calling to end the practices of horse carriages in New York City outside City Hall during a rally Wednesday. Paul Martinka Hansen said the incident highlights the need for more hitching posts to tether idle horses, 'which drivers and the union have requested from the city in previous discussions.' However, Birnkrant argued that a hitching post could be easily ripped out by a startled horse — and that it is just another example why the practice should be banned in the Big Apple. It is 'simply a miracle' that nobody was 'killed' in the recent incidents, the animal rights activist said at a rally outside City Hall on Wednesday, before adding, 'but the luck is going to run out.' Advertisement 6 Animal activists stage a die-in outside City Hall on Wednesday in protest of the horse carriage industry. Paul Martinka Meanwhile, animal activists doused themselves in fake blood outside City Hall to demand an end to the carriage horse practice. 'We have had dozens of these runaway horse crashes, horses dropping dead, crashing into vehicles and injuring people,' Birnkrant said. 'Not only is this a deadly industry, but it's extremely dangerous for everyone in Midtown.' Advertisement A spokesperson for City Hall told The Post that the Adams administration is 'dedicated to keeping New Yorkers safe everywhere in our city, which also means keeping our city's animals safe. 'We are looking into this concerning incident,' the rep added.
Geek Wire
3 days ago
- Business
- Geek Wire
Seattle musician launches startup to help indie artists with licensing and creators with content
GeekWire's startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter , and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory . Danny Newcomb, founder of Incantio. (Nikki Barron Photo) Danny Newcomb isn't really interested in using AI to make music. But the longtime Seattle musician is interested in the power of the technology to help independent musicians succeed in certain aspects of the business. Newcomb is the founder of Incantio, a startup launching this week as a two-sided marketplace, where artists can self license, set pricing and manage the rights to music that can be used in ads, television and film. The platform also allows creators to more easily search for and discover music for projects they are working on. 'Half of the global music market is now independent,' Newcomb said. 'And those artists don't have access to self-license into a catalog where they can price and manage their own rights.' Newcomb said the space is traditionally dominated by large companies that buy music outright, depriving artists of performance royalties. In contrast, Incantio allows musicians to retain their rights and earn backend royalties, while offering content creators an easy way to license music at various price tiers. Newcomb, who has played in Seattle bands including Shadow, Goodness, The Rockfords and Sugarmakers, started working on Incantio two years ago. The five-person company raised a pre-seed round of $350,000, led by Northwest Angel, and expects to generate revenue this month. A seed round is planned to follow. He called Seattle a music town, but said it's not a 'music publishing town,' and generating funding interest for a venture like his takes a bit longer. Newcomb also said he came up through a music system that doesn't really exist anymore for independent artists. The industry is increasingly dominated by streaming giants. Physical product is no longer a viable way for labels to generate income, but there's no money in streaming for artists. 'So part of this, for me, is a way of creating an open platform where artists can set the value of their digital rights for licensing and gain some of that value back,' he said. Newcomb calls AI an 'efficiency tool' to help creators search a very large catalog quickly. Picture a filmmaker working with a Rolling Stones song as a placeholder. Their budget may not allow for such music licensing, but they can search Incantio for recommendations related to similar mood, tempo, vocals, and more. 'You can go into our catalog, find an artist, know what their pricing is right away, be able to get a clean license that's already pre-approved and license it immediately,' he said. Incantio is in beta now, but has early partnerships with key players, including on the supply side with CD Baby, a digital distributor used by over 3 million musicians, and on the demand side with Disco, an Australian company used by 90% of global music supervisors. Chris Ballew, onetime lead singer of the Presidents of the United States of America, is signed on, as are Carrie Akre (Hammerbox and Goodness), Steve Fisk (Pigeonhed), Mike McCready (Rockfords), Kevin Murphy (Small Paul & Moondoggies) and 200 others. Being a founder doesn't replace playing music for Newcomb, who calls the latter 'like going to church.' But he does love being an entrepreneur, building a community where independent musicians can be heard — and paid. He recalled a meeting with Ted Cohen, an advisor to Incantio who worked in A&R for such bands as the Sex Pistols and the Pretenders. Cohen told Newcomb, 'Every band is just a startup. Every startup is just a band.' 'I started every band I've ever been in,' Newcomb laughed. 'So, yeah, this does feel like that.'
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This livestream of baby bald eagles is the only thing keeping me sane
The internet is an unpleasant place, full of grim headlines, misinformation and social media content designed to make you feel ugly and unsuccessful. But there are good bits too. Take Jackie and Shadow, a happy couple who live in a home with breathtaking views of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino county, California. They currently have two children, Sunny and Gizmo, who are preparing to leave home and make their own way in the world. They are, in many ways, the purest embodiment of the modern American dream: reality stars, and also bald eagles. The family has been on camera since October 2015, when the environmental non-profit group Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) started a live stream of the nest. For years, fans have watched live as the eagles share meals (mostly fish), relax and tease each other. Sometimes Shadow nips at Jackie's tail or wing 'to get a response out of her', says Sandy Steers, the executive director of FOBBV. 'It's hilarious.' Related: The one change that worked: I started sketching – and stopped doomscrolling The eagle cam was Steers's idea. She started watching the nest years ago, though from the ground, back when it was still occupied by Jackie's parents, Ricky and Lucy. 'I got to watch Jackie grow up through a spotting scope, and it completely hooked me,' she says. Over the years, the feed's numbers have soared like a majestic bird of prey. The YouTube page has more than 638,000 subscribers, and as I write this, 46,000 people are watching with me. Multiple news outlets have referred to the eagles as 'celebrities'. And there's merch: FOBBV sells Shadow and Jackie plushies ($30), tote bags ($20) and sweatshirts ($45). 'I think what draws people is that nature is fascinating, and most of us haven't really had the chance to sit and study it,' Steers says. 'It connects people with themselves and their emotions.' The emotions these eagles elicit seem to be pleasant. Besides the birds, the page includes another wonder of the natural world: a wholesome comment section. 'Love you Jackie, Shadow, Sunny, and Gizmo, you're in my heart forever!' one fan writes in the live chat. I think what draws people is that nature is fascinating, and most of us haven't really had the chance to sit and study it Sandy Steers, executive director of FOBBV 'What gets me through the day is to watch this beautiful family thrive,' writes another. The eagles inspire such fervent adoration because of their personalities, says Steers. 'Jackie is serious and she's the boss, absolutely,' she explains. 'Shadow knows all of Jackie's rules, and at the same time, he's independent.' Jackie and Shadow's love is the stuff of romcoms. After Rick and Lucy left, Jackie occupied the nest with her first partner, Mr B. In 2018, they had two chicks, but only one survived. That summer another eagle appeared – a charming, impish and stubborn young man who began hanging around the nest and wouldn't leave no matter how much Mr. B snapped at him. Eventually, Mr B gave up and left. Don't bald eagles mate for life? 'For the most part, but apparently not always,' says Steers. Now, the family is mostly settled. Sunny and Gizmo are the couple's fifth and sixth offspring. The Eagle Log, which is run by FOBBV members and posts regular updates on the nest, recently confirmed Gizmo is a girl, based on her overall size, behavior and 'obsession with food'. The jury is still out on Sunny's sex, but the group hopes to have more clarity in the next couple of days. At eleven weeks old, the eaglets are almost ready to fly, and a 'fledge watch' is under way as fans eagerly wait to see them take to the skies. 'They don't look quite ready to me,' says Steers. 'But maybe that's just me hoping they stay longer.' I first heard about the eagle cam years ago from a friend, and ever since Gizmo and Sunny first hatched back in March (they're both Pisces), I've kept the live stream open in a tab on my computer. Between work tasks, I click over to see how my feathered pals are doing. It's become a happy break for me. I've watched Sunny and Gizmo grow from tiny balls of gray fuzz into big glorious raptors with razor sharp beaks and claws. I've seen Jackie feed the eaglets tiny bits of fish, and watched Gizmo hop in the air and practice flying ('We call that 'wingercising,'' says Steers). Sometimes the feed is quiet – perhaps the kids are napping and Jackie and Shadow are out hunting . I enjoy the serenity of the trees swaying in the wind and the lake's glitter too. As Steers wrote in a recent post in the Eagle Log: 'Sometimes a quiet, observant, appreciative loving day is simply essential to the joy of living for all beings.'
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
This livestream of baby bald eagles is the only thing keeping me sane
The internet is an unpleasant place, full of grim headlines, misinformation and social media content designed to make you feel ugly and unsuccessful. But there are good bits too. Take Jackie and Shadow, a happy couple who live in a home with breathtaking views of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino county, California. They currently have two children, Sunny and Gizmo, who are preparing to leave home and make their own way in the world. They are, in many ways, the purest embodiment of the modern American dream: reality stars, and also bald eagles. The family has been on camera since October 2015, when the environmental non-profit group Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) started a live stream of the nest. For years, fans have watched live as the eagles share meals (mostly fish), relax and tease each other. Sometimes Shadow nips at Jackie's tail or wing 'to get a response out of her', says Sandy Steers, the executive director of FOBBV. 'It's hilarious.' The eagle cam was Steers's idea. She started watching the nest years ago, though from the ground, back when it was still occupied by Jackie's parents, Ricky and Lucy. 'I got to watch Jackie grow up through a spotting scope, and it completely hooked me,' she says. Over the years, the feed's numbers have soared like a majestic bird of prey. The YouTube page has more than 638,000 subscribers, and as I write this, 46,000 people are watching with me. Multiple news outlets have referred to the eagles as 'celebrities'. And there's merch: FOBBV sells Shadow and Jackie plushies ($30), tote bags ($20) and sweatshirts ($45). 'I think what draws people is that nature is fascinating, and most of us haven't really had the chance to sit and study it,' Steers says. 'It connects people with themselves and their emotions.' The emotions these eagles elicit seem to be pleasant. Besides the birds, the page includes another wonder of the natural world: a wholesome comment section. 'Love you Jackie, Shadow, Sunny, and Gizmo, you're in my heart forever!' one fan writes in the live chat. 'What gets me through the day is to watch this beautiful family thrive,' writes another. The eagles inspire such fervent adoration because of their personalities, says Steers. 'Jackie is serious and she's the boss, absolutely,' she explains. 'Shadow knows all of Jackie's rules, and at the same time, he's independent.' Jackie and Shadow's love is the stuff of romcoms. After Rick and Lucy left, Jackie occupied the nest with her first partner, Mr B. In 2018, they had two chicks, but only one survived. That summer another eagle appeared – a charming, impish and stubborn young man who began hanging around the nest and wouldn't leave no matter how much Mr. B snapped at him. Eventually, Mr B gave up and left. Don't bald eagles mate for life? 'For the most part, but apparently not always,' says Steers. Sign up to Well Actually Practical advice, expert insights and answers to your questions about how to live a good life after newsletter promotion Now, the family is mostly settled. Sunny and Gizmo are the couple's fifth and sixth offspring. The Eagle Log, which is run by FOBBV members and posts regular updates on the nest, recently confirmed Gizmo is a girl, based on her overall size, behavior and 'obsession with food'. The jury is still out on Sunny's sex, but the group hopes to have more clarity in the next couple of days. At eleven weeks old, the eaglets are almost ready to fly, and a 'fledge watch' is under way as fans eagerly wait to see them take to the skies. 'They don't look quite ready to me,' says Steers. 'But maybe that's just me hoping they stay longer.' I first heard about the eagle cam years ago from a friend, and ever since Gizmo and Sunny first hatched back in March (they're both Pisces), I've kept the live stream open in a tab on my computer. Between work tasks, I click over to see how my feathered pals are doing. It's become a happy break for me. I've watched Sunny and Gizmo grow from tiny balls of gray fuzz into big glorious raptors with razor sharp beaks and claws. I've seen Jackie feed the eaglets tiny bits of fish, and watched Gizmo hop in the air and practice flying ('We call that 'wingercising,'' says Steers). Sometimes the feed is quiet – perhaps the kids are napping and Jackie and Shadow are out hunting . I enjoy the serenity of the trees swaying in the wind and the lake's glitter too. As Steers wrote in a recent post in the Eagle Log: 'Sometimes a quiet, observant, appreciative loving day is simply essential to the joy of living for all beings.'
