Jackie and Shadow’s chick triplets are eating well while growing bigger and stronger every day. But they face challenges ahead as they outgrow the protective shielding of their parents. Chick 1 and Chick 2 are about a week old as of Tuesday.

For several days, excitement has grown around the two new hatchlings of Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear's celebrity bald eagles.

Famous bald eagle mates Jackie and Shadow watched closely as their first chicks began to hatch Monday in Big Bear Valley, California, after nearly three years without successful hatching.

Now all eyes turn to the third egg to see if it develops a pip, the first hole an eaglet makes as it emerges from its shell.

Big Bear’s famous baby eagles hatched last week. Their parents Jackie and Shadow had three successful eggs hatch for the first time since researchers began observing their nest. Thousands have watched the livestream from Friends of Big Bear Valley.

A pair of local bald eagles are looking after three new hatchlings in their nest above Big Bear lake, and an internet camera offers a real-time view of this young avian family. The Friends of the Big Bear Valley organization maintains the Big Bear Eagle Cam which year-round draws thousands of views of the life and times of Jackie and Shadow,

As the famous bald eagle couple shields two chicks from the snow and cold, a third chick is breaking through its shell.