Fancy a dip? For most of us, it's still a bit too cold to consider swimming or diving outdoors. But this bird is a sub-aqua specialist...
It's a dipper, a bird that looks a bit like a thrush but is actually in a family of its own. And believe it or not, it feeds by diving into rivers and streams and grabbing small fish and aquatic bugs! The dipper has special eyelids which act as swimming goggles. And when it's found its food, it simply bobs to the surface like a cork and jumps out.
Though it may seem early, at this time of year, male dippers are beginning to sing. So if you're walking along a stream in the hillier areas of the UK, listen out for them above the roar of the water.
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Thanks for your comments - it's a fab photo, isn't it? I'm going to make it my business to see some dippers this year... There aren't any down here in Bedfordshire so it's going to require a bit of effort. I remember seeing my first-ever dippers down the side of a grotty industrial estate in Carlisle - the setting wasn't beautiful but the birds were amazing!