Eagle One: Raising Bald Eagles, A Wildlife Memoir

This is the story of one woman who helped in the miraculous restoration of the bald eagle to skies of New England after their near extinction from loss of habitat and the use of DDT. Dianne Davis spent the summer of 1985 alone in the wilderness area of the Quabbin Reservoir raising eight baby eagles. The beauty of the wilderness, the labor (and drama) of heading out each day on this massive lake to catch the twenty pounds or more of fish to feed the hungry babies, the sounds of the forest, the joys and fears of living alone, and the stunning shock of the breakup of her marriage, are all brought to life through her letters home.

Read this refreshingly honest and personal account of a lifetime devoted to the care and conservation of wildlife. In her capacity as a naturalist, conservationist, educator, zookeeper, and veterinary technician, the list of animals that Dianne has cared for and worked to conserve is too long to list.

Born and raised in Worcester Massachusetts, animals have truly defined Dianne s life from early childhood, to now a proud grandmother. When you add her summer with the eagles to experiences like her twenty year relationship as a falconer with her red tailed hawk Habiba, tagging sea turtles, and caring for polar bears, as well as educating thousands of students about the true wonders of nature, you get a clearer understanding of what being an animal person is all about.