Bird of the day
Jan. 13th, 2020 12:13 pmIn the Guardian's Country Diary, Susue White watches the dippers:
Birds that walk under water. I am impressed.
As a child, I first saw a dipper walking underwater below Jedburgh Abbey. Through the clarity of the Jed, I marvelled as it picked food from the gravel bed; mayfly nymphs, caddisfly larvae and tiny fish such as minnows are in its diet.
Birds that walk under water. I am impressed.
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Date: 2020-01-20 12:39 pm (UTC)I guess we need to get out into the wilds and see one in the flesh.