American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) -09
Mission Creek, Kelowna, BC.
A series of record shots, I'm afraid. Not up to the great level so many of my Wet Coast colleagues have managed!
While I've long been aware of the AMDIs in this part of the Creek, however, this is first time I've had such any chance to photograph one so close to home. Unfortunately the light was quite poor and the photos are nowhere nearly as sharp as I'd like. When I returned the next day with much more sunshine, the Dipper had dipsapeered (sic)! I'll be on the lookout, however. They should be around for a couple of weeks at least. The most maddening aspect was that this one was working on the north side of the creek where I had the best possible access to it from what only a couple of weeks ago was still creek bottom and is now rocky shoreline.... Still, I enjoyed watching the behaviour of this engaging and industrious bottom feeder....
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) -09
Mission Creek, Kelowna, BC.
A series of record shots, I'm afraid. Not up to the great level so many of my Wet Coast colleagues have managed!
While I've long been aware of the AMDIs in this part of the Creek, however, this is first time I've had such any chance to photograph one so close to home. Unfortunately the light was quite poor and the photos are nowhere nearly as sharp as I'd like. When I returned the next day with much more sunshine, the Dipper had dipsapeered (sic)! I'll be on the lookout, however. They should be around for a couple of weeks at least. The most maddening aspect was that this one was working on the north side of the creek where I had the best possible access to it from what only a couple of weeks ago was still creek bottom and is now rocky shoreline.... Still, I enjoyed watching the behaviour of this engaging and industrious bottom feeder....