January 21, 2011

Dipper

The dipper looked kind of funny swimming with it's wings and diving. Pretty remarkable bird actually. They hunt for small prey by diving and hanging on to rocks in the bottom. Dippers see very well under water and can hold their breath for 30 seconds, which is quite unusual for such small birds.































Swimming dipper. ('cinclus cinclus' or koskikara in Finnish)



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