Bird in a waterfall: the incredible Dipper (Fossekall)

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus; Fossekall) - the world's only aquatic songbird - at a beautiful waterfall in Bergen, Norway. The bird gathers nesting material (moss) to make its nest behind a wall of water. Closeups of bird foraging food (invertebrates and minnows) for nestlings a few weeks later. Dippers swim under water and have long claws for gripping the rocks as they walk on the river bottom, often against the current. In the slo-mo sequence, note the feathered white eyelid. The bird also has a transparent, third eyelid called the nictitating membrane that serves to moistens the eye and can be closed when the bird is foraging.
Voted as the national bird of Norway in 1963, the "Fossekall" is a much beloved bird known by more than 70 local names across the country. Fossekall means "call of the waterfall". The bubbling song of the Fossekall is most often heard in late winter, before the spring melt. The shots of the bird gathering moss are from March 24, around the time of peak runoff. The opening vista is from Lysehorn mountain (on the trail toward Svartevatnet), looking some 35 km southeast to Folgafonna glacier National Park.
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[@clareshaughnessy2745]

One of my fave birds. And if you catch it when the river is a bit quieter, it’s song is absolutely beautiful

[@hollysukulelemunford2432]

Wonderful

[@heinihefti8969]

Thanks for this beautiful video of this amazing bird. I am also watching these interesting birds and was able to film them. Thanks for sharing this video! Heini

[@bertanelson8062]

Lovely, patient photography! Thank you. Seems this bird just loves to play in and out of the water all day!

[@NeidalRuekk]

Such a charming, funny little bird with its' bobbing. Have seen a few myself in the hills of Wales; always a sign the rivers are clean

[@BadgerBotherer1]

I love these birds, and the world of rushing water they inhabit. Nice film!

[@CliveBramham]

Dippers are always special to watch, at one with their special niche, seemingly oblivious to all else.

[@CliveBramham]

Thanks. Most Norwegian birds are resident year round, though some winter in southern Sweden. Dippers are extremely hardy and cold-resistant, thanks in part to their oily feathers, compact body, and small eyes. In winter they do well in spots with open running water (often near bridges).

[@featherdude]

What a cute bird. Must be fun to watch them in action.

[@sprucewood57]

Good filming Clive....

[@WanderingSoleTV]

Nice!

[@ponderosa1850]

Amazing how adaptable little birds are. Unlike housecats! Of which mine are scared of water! Great video!

[@CliveBramham]

Thanks for the comment.

[@craftsmank]

Brilliant - wonder how they manage in winter?

[@Agriculturespotter]

What a great movie! I like this bird very much and we've seen him once but no time to take a picture from this bird. In the Netherlands you see this bird not much... i hope really that i see him once again in my life to take pictures from him!! Greetings, Jan van den Hardenberg. For all my photo's go to: (janvandenhardenberg.weebly.com).