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Dipper - Cinclus Cinclus
aka Water Ouzel
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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
Stocks used
4 winter pictures for the background
Soap bubble crystals
Romeo picture
3 overlay images
Snow particles
Taken in the Meon Valley,Hampshire
The hill on the skyline is known as Old Winchester Hill.
Best seen LARGE
This reservoir is situated at the head of the Hodder valley in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England (historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974). It provides water mainly for Blackpool and the Fylde coast. The reservoir has a fly-fishing club which is very popular in the summer months and a small cafe which is popular with walkers.
I came across this Victorian memorial while taking a bijou amble through the Rock Cemetary.
Bleach bypass in camera filter, LUMIX S5 ll and the 85mm f1.8
Spring is on the way. Some trees, like the bauhenia are beginning to burst into pale pink. These stocks filled the house with their wonderful fragrance until yesterday when they started to stink unpleasantly. Compost now, isn't nature wonderful. Here I have stuck them between two pages, or textures if you will. One is by Leschick here
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and the other is called 'shoegazing' and is by NKL
My, what a lovely perfume they have ! I believe the main ones are doubles, while the ones at the left are single Stocks. All have a nice perfume.
Skippy Stocks Up unsettled weather and the squirrel's and birds came by to stock up on bird seed, they were right, now raining hard, shot in North Carolina.
No its not the lock, stock and barrel but a different lock and stocks. Lend me your head and see how comfortable you are bent over all night with thy head in the stocks. Fort Gibson, OK Old stockade
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A set of stocks, dated from the 18th century, on Chapel-en-le-Frith marketplace in the Peak Distrct.
Stocks Reservoir on a lovely day, I had to hold the camera up over the wall and hope all was in focus.
shot taken of the stencils of my grandaughter Margo's old bedroom, but with walls coming down and the remaining stud work casting very strong shadow onto the wall of her previous playroom, I very much felt from her reactions that I was documenting her highway through to her new life in another house....for me at least a rather emotional journey.
It's cold, very wet and grey here today; I bought some scented stocks on my way home this morning to cheer the spirits! :-)
The stocks date from 1935 when the adjacent tree was planted by the Parish Council to replace the Constable Wick tree which had stood there since around 1640.
The Swift had appeared in the Square about ten minutes before the photo was taken.
Day 159
Went on a trip to Hampshire today to see a man about a car. Stopped at Stow on the Wold on the way home. Long day!
At Walsall Arboretum. These stocks used to be in Walsall high street then were moved to the Arboretum in 1904.
Child: www.deviantart.com/cathleentarawhiti/art/Stock-children-4...
We all have heard about "Walking the Dog", but walking the elephant? This must be something new :)
Have a great Sunday and a new week ahead dear friends.
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