Bald Eagle Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: It's absolutely amazing how Bald Eagle populations have rebounded. I'm now not surprised to see them anywhere in South Dakota, at any season. There's even a nest less than a mile from our house, and I often see them from our yard. However, the most memorable encounter was at Potter's Marsh south of Anchorage, Alaska. I was sitting on the ground next to the water, watching nesting Mew Gulls, when I saw a circling Bald Eagle. He dropped lower, and lower, and soon was dive bombing a nest RIGHT in front of me. I'm a little shocked the photo turned out sharp, given what a surprise it was! He ended up missing the Mew Gull, and then sat there for a moment, right in front of me, before realizing there was some bozo with a camera! Very cool to see at such incredibly close range.

Photo of Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus


Bald Eagle 1 December 2nd, 2002 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 2 May 5th, 2006 Lake County, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 3 March 20th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 4 June 19th, 2008 Northern Oregon

Bald Eagle 5 February 17th, 2011 Near Presho, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 6 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 7 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 8 March 20th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Bald Eagle 9 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 10 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 11 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 12 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota

Bald Eagle 13 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 14 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 15 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 16 January 1st, 2007 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota

Bald Eagle 17 January 17th, 2010 Lyman County, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 18 January 17th, 2010 Lyman County, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 19 January 1st, 2010 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 20 January 1st, 2010 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota

Bald Eagle 21 January 1st, 2010 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 22 January 20th, 2013 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 23 January 1st, 2010 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 24 February 17th, 2013 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota

Bald Eagle 25 May 18th, 2014 Potter's Marsh, Anchorage, Alaska	Bald Eagle 26 January 18th, 2015 Near Presho, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 27 December 27th, 2016 Near Kennebec, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 28 January 9th, 2019 Near Kennebec, South Dakota

Bald Eagle 29 March 22nd, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 30 March 22nd, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 31 March 22nd, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 32 March 22nd, 2019 Near Corson, South Dakota

Bald Eagle 33 May 20th, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska	Bald Eagle 34 May 20th, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska	Bald Eagle 35 July 11th, 2020 Lake Vermilion, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 36 July 11th, 2020 Lake Vermilion, South Dakota

Bald Eagle 37 November 18th, 2018 Below Oahe Dam near Pierre, South Dakota	Bald Eagle 38 November 12th, 2018 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 39 November 12th, 2018 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota	Bald Eagle 40 (adult on nest) May 10th, 2019 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Bald Eagle 41 (young at nest) May 10th, 2019 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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