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Bill Dean’s New England Eagles | Photographs

A collection of images celebrating the New England eagle population from featured amateur photographer Bill Dean.

By Heather Marcus|Feb 06 2015| Print icon

A bald eagle standing on a rock in a calm body of water with a forested background.

Gate 40, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. "Notice how he is sitting on one foot. Very small nesting island is off to the left."

Credit: Bill Dean

Bill Dean has lived in Monson, Massachusetts for 30 years and has used that time to hone his skills as an amateur photographer. He has studied local eagles for 8 years and for the past 3, he has monitored individual nests more closely by following incubation up to the fledging stage of the eaglets through photos and videos. He documented the Barton Cove eagle nest in Gill, Massachusetts, along the Connecticut River, where in 2013 — for the first time in its 25 year history — a nesting pair successfully bore and fledged 3 eaglets. The following year brought along 3 more eaglets. During both years, Bill was able to document the successes through his observations, photos and video.

Bill’s photographs have been displayed in several venues, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife building in Hadley, Massachusetts. His photographs of a nest in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, taken in 2014, helped Chris Martin, head of New Hampshire’s Eagle Program, identify a new male. If you have an interest in our national bird, Bill offers free presentations at no charge within a reasonable distance from his home. For more information please visit: cutloosewildlife.com

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Barton Cove, Gill, Massachusetts. "Incredibly beautiful eagle captured leaving perch on nesting island in May 2014."
Barton Cove, Gill, Massachusetts. “Incredibly beautiful eagle captured leaving perch on nesting island in May 2014.”
Credit: Bill Dean
Vernon Dam, Hinsdale, New Hampshire. "Nesting pair taking some time away from the nest which is on the other side of the Connecticut River." Taken in the summer of 2010.
Vernon Dam, Hinsdale, New Hampshire. “Nesting pair taking some time away from the nest which is on the other side of the Connecticut River.” Taken in the summer of 2010.
Credit: Bill Dean
Gate 40 at the Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. "Eagle flying low over reservoir in June 2009."
Gate 40 at the Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. “Eagle flying low over reservoir in June 2009.”
Credit: Bill Dean
Gate 40, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. "Notice how he is sitting on one foot. Very small nesting island is off to the left."
Gate 40, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. “Notice how he is sitting on one foot. Very small nesting island is off to the left.”
Credit: Bill Dean
Barton Cove along the Connecticut River, Gill, Massachusetts. "A little down time for a parent of 3 fledglings." July 2014.
Barton Cove along the Connecticut River, Gill, Massachusetts. “A little down time for a parent of 3 fledglings.” July 2014.
Credit: Bill Dean
Snell Island, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. "Parent sitting up above nest where there are a pair of young eagles in June 2014."
Snell Island, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. “Parent sitting up above nest where there are a pair of young eagles in June 2014.”
Credit: Bill Dean
Barton Cove, Gill Massachusetts along the Connecticut River. "While sitting in a canoe this immature eagle flew into a nearby tree." Photographed in September 2010.
Barton Cove, Gill Massachusetts along the Connecticut River. “While sitting in a canoe this immature eagle flew into a nearby tree.” Photographed in September 2010.
Credit: Bill Dean
Gate 16, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. "Moments before this shot I was surprised by the eagle plunging into the shallow water only 15 yards away while i was tucked under pine trees." November 2014.
Gate 16, Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts. “Moments before this shot I was surprised by the eagle plunging into the shallow water only 15 yards away while i was tucked under pine trees.” November 2014.
Credit: Bill Dean

Heather Marcus

Heather Marcus is the senior photo editor for Yankee. She works closely with the art director and contributing photographers to tell our stories about people and place in a compelling way. Living and growing up in New England, she continues to be inspired by the communities, the landscape, and the wonderful visual opportunities the region affords.

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    1. So sorry for the loss of your brother. I only knew him through his photos blogs, he is missed. I’m sure he is soaring on high now.

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