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Fearless Ouzel

The American Dipper is a fantastic swimmer and agile flier. She is named so because she dips her head and body repeatedly. She stands on a rock or in flowing water, in rapids and waterfalls. She can live on slippery rocks right at the brink, so to me she seems totally fearless. I always look for Ouzels wherever there is whitewater!

 

This one is sitting in a big spring tumbling into the Metolius River a short distance along the West Bank Trail.

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Uploaded on March 26, 2009
Taken on March 24, 2009