American Dipper

Haven't been around the forum in a while - doing more observing than shooting - but I managed to get these and thought they were worth sharing. Amazing little birds.

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Great shots Ken! I've never seen this bird before, and you captured them very well! Excellent work!

Lovely shots, my favourite family of birds!

great shots Ken

Looks like a bird that blends really well in its surroundings, so well spotted! And very nice shots too.

Very nice, kd. Thanks for sharing.

Dippers are amazing birds Ken, and you did extremely well in getting them to sit still long enough for some lovely captures.
The one swimming is my favorite as I'm sure that's tough to catch. The others are simply grand portraits. Very well done!

You picked up some great detail on a perfectly "camoed" bird for his surrounding and BG, excellent shots... each one is not only beautiful but interesting.

Dave

As you say, these birds are amazing. My wife and I observed one in the Olympic National Park a few years ago. There ability to go underwater in a stream to get grubs is really cool.

Nice images, great detail.

super series, Ken

A bird that didn't get posted enough on POTN! Thanks for sharing these excellent captures Ken. Mind share what the location is?

Back288 wrote in post #13912405
Great shots Ken! I've never seen this bird before, and you captured them very well! Excellent work!

Thanks. Hope you get to see one sometime.

NigelBlake wrote in post #13913099
Lovely shots, my favourite family of birds!

Thanks. They're certainly high on my list.

kmunroe wrote in post #13913223
great shots Ken

Thanks.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #13913371
Looks like a bird that blends really well in its surroundings, so well spotted! And very nice shots too.

Thanks. Levina They do blend in with the rocks.

sparker1 wrote in post #13913508
Very nice, kd. Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome, and thanks for the comment.

CamFan01 wrote in post #13913694
Dippers are amazing birds Ken, and you did extremely well in getting them to sit still long enough for some lovely captures.
The one swimming is my favorite as I'm sure that's tough to catch. The others are simply grand portraits. Very well done!

Thanks for the comments. They do move quick and this spot was up in the trees with limited light so I was lucky to get anything keepers at all.

dbriz wrote in post #13913698
You picked up some great detail on a perfectly "camoed" bird for his surrounding and BG, excellent shots... each one is not only beautiful but interesting.
Dave

Thanks Dave. I was happy to get these but disappointed that I didn't get a good crisp one with its head in the water.

windpig wrote in post #13913731
As you say, these birds are amazing. My wife and I observed one in the Olympic National Park a few years ago. There ability to go underwater in a stream to get grubs is really cool.
Nice images, great detail.

Thanks. I'm lucky I don't have to go far to find them.

dgraham329 wrote in post #13915407
super series, Ken

Thanks.

cfcRebel wrote in post #13915627
A bird that didn't get posted enough on POTN! Thanks for sharing these excellent captures Ken. Mind share what the location is?

Thanks. These were taken in Donner Memorial State Park in Truckee, CA on the local Audubon Society's annual Dipper Day trip. Saw several others in better light on the Truckee River in Reno, but they weren't nearly as close as the pair on Donner Creek.

Nice shots of a cute bird, Ken.

Very Nice love #1 and #3 with the water looking fast that birds a good swimmer haha !!

Excellent shots, sharp and properly exposed, great job!