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Kris Ito

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on: November 18, 2014, 08:08:27 PM
Since it's so cold and windy outside today, I thought it was time for a little vicarious birding on the internet! Here is a remarkable video from Alaska of an American Dipper swimming under water. After the first minute the camera will switch to an underwater view...
http://vimeo.com/111601006

This is another video from the same series, this one showing the bird taking an interest in the camera, even singing to it - possibly reacting to his own reflection in the lens...
http://vimeo.com/111310390  (I fixed this link)

Enjoy!

-Kris
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Reply #1 on: November 18, 2014, 10:19:36 PM
Cool. Looks like the second link is broken.
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Reply #2 on: November 18, 2014, 10:37:57 PM
Thanks - not sure how I buggered that link but it should be okay now. -kris
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Reply #3 on: November 19, 2014, 08:04:22 AM
Years ago when I lived in Vancouver I watched a Dipper for quite a while swimming and/or walking underwater in a mountain stream. It was amazing!
Thanks for sharing.
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Reply #4 on: November 19, 2014, 10:49:51 AM
That's an amazing bird.  Would love to see it one day.
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Today is a good day to bird!

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Reply #5 on: November 28, 2014, 06:05:02 PM
Cool videos.
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Reply #6 on: November 28, 2014, 11:09:31 PM
I've never seen one, but some years ago I thought for a moment that I had one in my Toronto backyard!  It was a Catbird with no tail feathers. A strange looking bird, and it had me going (briefly)!

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Reply #7 on: November 30, 2014, 09:57:37 PM
I saw my first American Dipper this past September. We were in NE Arizona in the White Mountains. We searched all the likely spots. It took four days before we found one. I had a great view of it. It was one of the highlights of the trip.
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The bird lady of the tower.

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Reply #8 on: January 10, 2015, 08:51:17 PM
Wow, never seen anything like that! Really amazing to catch that little guy and really enjoyed the footage. Thanks for sharing.
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