The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is North America’s only truly aquatic songbird, known for diving, swimming, and “walking” along the bottom of fast-flowing mountain streams to forage.
Also called water ouzels, these gray, chunky birds use their wings to fly underwater, equipped with specialized white eyelids (nictitating membranes) that act as goggles.
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So cool!!
sqlgenius on
half expected it to start singing under water. Now that would be something
Rustycake on
Bones hollow so they can fly but they can walk under water w a current?? Crazy
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Yeah, but Boobies…
I see these birds all the time fishing, had no idea they walked under water like that! Very cool.
I like that it has a mini dipper in its eye
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The American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) is North America’s only truly aquatic songbird, known for diving, swimming, and “walking” along the bottom of fast-flowing mountain streams to forage.
Also called water ouzels, these gray, chunky birds use their wings to fly underwater, equipped with specialized white eyelids (nictitating membranes) that act as goggles.
So cool!!
half expected it to start singing under water. Now that would be something
Bones hollow so they can fly but they can walk under water w a current?? Crazy
A bird doing fish things. Is it stupid?
The call him the songbird of his generation
It gives the Three eyed raven vibes
How does it do that?