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The older of two eaglets in Big Bear, California, named Sunny, took her first flight on Monday.

The younger eaglet, Gizmo, is expected to fledge soon.

The eaglets are expected to remain near the nest for a couple of months.

In a bittersweet moment for many of the countless fans of the Big Bear bald eaglets Sunny and Gizmo around the globe, the elder of the two sisters took to the sky for her first flight on Monday morning.

Sunny climbed to a branch, spread her wings, paused for a few seconds and leapt from the nest perched 145 feet up in a Jeffrey pine, which has served as the chicks' safe haven since they hatched 12 weeks ago. The milestone was witnessed live by viewers of 24-hour live camera stream of the nest operated by the Friends of Big Bear Valley .

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