The Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam in Big Bear Valley, California, recorded the moments two bald eagle chicks emerged from their shells, as a third chick waited in the wings.

Live camera footage from a bald eagle nest in California has gone viral, capturing hundreds of thousands of views this week.

Thousands of eager viewers who have been watching the eagles' nest on camera since the first pip showed over the weekend got to watch one of their hatchlings emerge with glimpses of tiny feathers and a beak appearing just before 11:30 p.