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To the Beauty of Birds

The American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus also known as the Water Ouzel, is a smallish reclusive bird that inhabits the banks of rapidly moving streams and rivers. These features make it difficult to photograph almost requiring a boat. This was solved when we took a drift boat-fishing trip down the McKenzie River in Oregon (2450). Dick Evans, our guide, told us he frequently sees the American Dipper during his trips so we were on the lookout for them and were rewarded by these photographs. A movie segment (see Bird Movies page) shows the typical dipping movement of this remarkable water bird.

Later in mid-October we took a fishing trip down the Rouge River and obtained a number of new photos of the AMerican Dipper. These are the photos 5905 to 6422. Photos 5905 and 5907 show the dipper largely underwater.

American Dipper