Nov 21, 2014 | Birds, Dipper
This is a good example of how the dipper turns over fairly large pieces of wood underwater. For this video I used a 4+ close-up filter on the GoPro camera which allowed for more detail when the bird was close to the camera. This would also be a good video in which to...
Nov 19, 2014 | Birds, Dipper
This video of an American Dipper diving and feeding shows it turning over pieces of wood and grabbing the aquatic insects residing on the underside of the wood. Notice the coho salmon towards the back of the pool. This video was taken on November 15 so in this stream...
Nov 15, 2014 | Birds, Dipper
Perhaps the value of this video would be to concentrate on how the dipper uses its wings to move underwater. Also thinking about the silvery sheen around the dipper and doing some research as to why this occurs. What adaptions does the American Dipper have for diving...
Nov 14, 2014 | Birds, Dipper
This video shows a few sequences of an American Dipper diving at their normal speed. Watch as it occasionally turns over pieces of wood in the stream. Why does it do...
Nov 13, 2014 | Birds, Dipper
This video shows a couple of ways that American Dippers forage for aquatic insects in streams. Sometimes they will swim out over a pool and dive, using their wings, and grab caddisfly larvae at the bottom of the pool. Since most of these larvae have cases made out of...
Nov 13, 2014 | Birds, Dipper
This video shows an American Dipper searching for aquatic insects and fish underwater. Notice in the fairly shallow water how it uses both its legs and wings to propel itself. In the deeper water it uses its wings and basically “flies” underwater. In one...