Big Bear bald eagle advocates blast July 4th fireworks show Big Bear eagle Sunny launches from a high branch on her inaugural flight from the nest as Gizmo watches on Monday, June 2, 2025.

The Big Bear Film Institute announced its inaugural film festival for filmmakers and content creators.

The Big Bear Film Festival is led by former Outfest lead Damien Navarro and will launch in September 2025.

The young Big Bear Lake bald eagle made the bold move Saturday morning, June 7 — days after her sister Sunny took her first flight Monday, June 2. The big moment came on the day Gizmo turned 13 ...

Younger sister Gizmo joined Sunny taking to the sky over Big Bear Lake for the first time on Saturday morning.

Younger sister Gizmo joined Sunny taking to the sky over Big Bear Lake for the first time on Saturday morning.

The first Big Bear eaglet, Sunny, took flight and left the nest for the first time.

Why it matters: Sunny, Big Bear’s beloved older eaglet, has flown from its around-the-clock livestreamed nest for the first time. Why now: Sunny is about three months old, which is prime time ...

After revealing the gender of one of the eaglets last week, wildlife organization Friends of Big Bear Valley announced that Sunny and Gizmo are sisters.

Both eaglets, Sunny and Gizmo, at the Big Bear bald eagle nest are female. Sunny has begun short test flights near the nest. Gizmo, the younger eaglet, is larger than her older sister, Sunny.