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American Dipper

Description:

This pecies was John Muirs' favorite bird. It is a dark grey bird with long legs, that bobs its whole body up and down during pauses as it feeds on the bottom of fast-moving, rocky streams. It dives o sinks underwater to forage larval aquatic insects and small fish.

Habitat:

It inhabits the mountainous regions of Central America and western North America from Panama to Alaska. Here found in the Roaring River, Kings Canyon, CA.

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2 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Thanks Joshua and the rest :-)

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

That is one my favorites too! Great shot.

The MnMs
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The MnMs

California, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2014
Submitted on Jan 19, 2015

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