Having repeatedly attempted in vain to study and photograph Golden Eagles at their eyries in California, I can well appreciate the time, effort, patience, and technical skill that went into the production of Don Hoechlin’s photographic essay of these marvelous birds. Golden Eagles, like other raptors, have exceptionally keen vision, are wary of man, and are extremely shy at the eyrie. Fortunate indeed for them that this is so; otherwise, their numbers would long ago have been depleted by shooters and nest-robbers.
Don R. Hoechlin, a medical student, has taken precious time from his academic studies to provide us with an intimate look at the home life of a pair of young Golden Eagles.