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Dipper - Cinclus Cinclus
aka Water Ouzel
Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.
They have a characteristic bobbing motion when perched beside the water, giving them their name. While under water, they are covered by a thin, silvery film of air, due to small bubbles being trapped on the surface of the plumage.
Dippers are found in suitable freshwater habitats in the highlands of the Americas, Europe and Asia. In Africa they are only found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. They inhabit the banks of fast-moving upland rivers with cold, clear waters, though, outside the breeding season, they may visit lake shores and sea coasts.
The high haemoglobin concentration in their blood gives them a capacity to store oxygen greater than that of other birds, allowing them to remain underwater for thirty seconds or more, whilst their basal metabolic rate is approximately one-third slower than typical terrestrial passerines of similar mass. One small population wintering at a hot spring in Suntar-Khayata Mountains of Siberia feeds underwater when air temperatures drop below −55 °C (−67 °F).
Dippers are completely dependent on fast-flowing rivers with clear water, accessible food and secure nest-sites. They may be threatened by anything that affects these needs such as water pollution, acidification and turbidity caused by erosion. River regulation through the creation of dams and reservoirs, as well as channelization, can degrade and destroy dipper habitat.
Dippers are also sometimes hunted or otherwise persecuted by humans for various reasons. The Cyprus race of the white-throated dipper is extinct. In the Atlas Mountains dippers are claimed to have aphrodisiacal properties. In parts of Scotland and Germany, until the beginning of the 20th century, bounties were paid for killing dippers because of a misguided perception that they were detrimental to fish stocks through predation on the eggs and fry of salmonids.
Population:
UK breeding:
6,200-18,700 pairs
Oystercatcher on the wing and skimming the surface of the river. This bird had it's young tucked under the river bank just up from my position, I was able to get some shots as it kept returning to feed the chicks.
Where is the fish? I was lucky to be able to watch the dipper fish
Wo ist der Fisch? Ich hatte das Glück, die Wasseramsel bei der Jagd beobachten zu können
I sit on the banks of the fast flowing
river, dipping my feet in the ice cold
water. I feel the cold tingle through me.
There's a mischief to it, that's infectious.
I splash the water on my face. The layers
of dirt on my heart washed, I feel alive.
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With a healthy cut of woodchips on the head end, BLU T31 climbs out of the dip at Enka on their westward journey from Asheville to Canton. The impending closure of the paper mill in Canton has sent railfans swarming here in recent weeks. As of the time of this upload, the mill has about two weeks to live.
There are bees galore around the delphiniums.This one totally disappeared into this opening bud. Wishing you all, dear friends and visitors a wonderful weekend.Thank you so much for your visits and kind comments:-)
The well known dip in the road between Farleigh Wallop and Ellisfield. Cyclists either love it or hate it depending on their fitness levels. For those who manage a fast descent from Ellisfield they can almost get to the top of the rise this side with the momentum. Going towards Ellisfield is far more difficult, quite a challenge these steep hills of the Downswww.stanhd.com
The title refers to a dip in the dock or a dip in the water or both. It is funny that the dock only fell in right in the middle. It looks like a lot of the decking boards are missing. I think the entire dock would have to be repaired which is running about twenty thousand dollars right now. My guess is that this is a dangerous, deteriorated, decayed, defunct dock. I am sure I am missing some descriptive “D” words. Have at it please. The more the better.
The south end of Arrowhead Lake Road ripples through a series of dips as it approaches the Notch—the pass between Hesperia and Summit Valley—before curving out of sight. The roadway is contoured to match the shape of the shallow arroyos running perpendicular to it, along which rainwater flows from the hillsides on the right to the Mojave riverbed, out of sight on the left.
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Camera: Kodak Pony 828 (1949-1959). Kodak discontinued production of this Pony's native 828 film (35mm roll film with 8 images, each 28 x 40mm) in 1985. I substituted conventional, sprocketed 35mm film, using backing paper cut down from 120 film backing paper according to an online tutorial by Dan Mitchell (www.pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=spool828). I didn't include the sprocket holes in my scan; the scanned negative area was thus approximately 24 x 40mm).
Film: 35mm 100 ISO Arista.edu Ultra, developed in Arista Liquid Developer for 6:30 minutes @ 70 degrees, scanned with an Epson V600 scanner.
I tried to get this pair upright, but one or the other or both just kept dipping...It made me laugh... hope it gives you a laugh too.
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I was able to capture our friends on a parasail ocean dip with my D3100 and a zoom lens. I wasn't going to participate this week due to being on vacation/holiday, but got lucky with this week's Crazy Tuesday's theme "Liquid in motion". The expressions are priceless...zoom in to see them.
My stress-squeezed week is almost free of its greasy, choking grip.
In lieu of any meaningful commentary where I say words that are funny, insightful, or interesting, I offer only this picture. And a promise that I'll get back to saying more interesting things -- ideally, on your photostreams -- post-Friday.
All right.
Good talk, I'll see you out there.
On July 16, 1988, the Q-LANY takes a dip at West Darling, Arizona, behind three new GP60s and another unit. Photo by Joe McMillan.
Some of the snow-covered peaks of the swiss alps seen from Zurich.
The last light of the day still hits the peaks before it sets.
NBSR 6319 pulls train 907 at Rooth, New Brunswick approaching one of the many dips on this part of the subdivision. February 15, 2021.
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Bird photography sounds peaceful. You picture me quietly communing with nature, sipping coffee while majestic creatures flutter by, posing politely like they’re in a Disney movie. That’s a lie. The truth involves hauling lawn chairs, tripods, and a camera bag that weighs more than a third grader across the desert before sunrise—all to sit motionless next to a glorified livestock trough filled with water I wouldn’t let my enemies drink.
This cattle tank, which I have gentrified into a “desert oasis” (by tossing in a stick), is now a fine-dining establishment for birds. The stick is important. I found it on the ground, which makes it natural, and I chose one with bark and lichen because birds don’t like muddy feet—and I like a pretty perch.
Birds don’t just fly in, though. First, they land about twenty-five feet away in what I call the staging area, where they scope things out and decide if it’s safe to drink. Just as I know birds come here for water, they know hawks come here for birds. If it seems risky, they vanish into the brush to post angry tweets about predator privilege.
This time, an American Robin decided to play along. He glided down to the branch, dipped his beak into the water, then raised his head to swallow—because robins, like most birds, can’t gulp. They rely on gravity to get the water down. No swallow muscles. No peristalsis. Just tip and pray.
As he tilted his head back, water spilled from his beak. I fired off a burst of photos. In this frame, he’s in perfect profile, water spilling from his bill, with a few droplets stopped in mid-air and a few reached the surface, sending delicate ripples across the pond.
His reflection was beautiful and haunting, like a bird pondering the mysteries of hydration—or maybe just wondering why some guy shoved a branch in his drinking fountain.
In the desert, water is liquid gold. To birds, cattle tanks are survival. To me, they’re proof that lugging heavy gear into the wilderness to photograph a robin mid-sip is a perfectly reasonable way to spend retirement.
Especially if you're trying to avoid housework.
He lifts his head to the sky—a gravity feed,
’Cause evolution said, “Nah—gulping’s not a need.
Somewhere in a place near Mirik on the way to Darjeeling. Situated in one of the most beautiful places of India.
One of my favorite spots out west was this beautiful view in Darling, Arizona. We're looking back at the San Francisco Peaks just east of Flagstaff as an eastbound train hustles out of the famous 'Darling dip' beginning the next leg of their journey across the high desert to Belen, New Mexico.
we see a Robin
taking a dip
feathers clean
quite serene
it's you and me
We leave the waters of life
washed and renewed
the start of a new day
like the fresh morning dew
gone are our woes
those past mistakes
goodbye to resentments of foes
forgiveness thru grace
awaits those whose taste
yearn for a better way
a new start without haste
yet mankind holds fast
to our past with their own bags of waste
they want us to pay
so they prey and they prey
no forgiveness is granted
no shelter allowed
in a world full of data
a world belonging
a mad hatter longing
it's a world full of gloom
no room no broom
can sweep clean
that is a false floor
with a big trap door
do not allow it
to be your
never more
step out of those waters
and know something more
the true door
is in your heart your soul
forever more.