Photographing the DIPPER in Sweden. What a bird! Wildlife Photography Vlog

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Great video 👍🙂

[@splatomat9454]

I loved the boiling river, while that dipper waited to make its move. I saw a dipper once hunting on some rocks in a river, I'll never forget it.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

I could watch it for hours on end :D Thanks for watching!

[@fusion-music]

Glad to see this video with Rick and share the wonderful morning light in Sweden. It is brilliant that your tracking courses have more and more wildlife photographers attending them. That's what takes photography up another level, when the photographer knows how to get to where their subjects will be.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Hi Steve! It's such an amazing bird... Do you have dippers near you as well? We usually only have them when rivers are frozen over in Scandinavia...

[@fusion-music]

@@weylintracking-worldwide Yes, we do have them in the UK as far as the Highlands in Scotland. In the UK it can be seen all year round. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3SwpoKseLKZrdU

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

So nice... This year will be Sweden in the summer. Next year we hope to go to Scotland again @@fusion-music :)

[@CamillaI]

Great video Jeroen love a backlit Dipper ! 👍😍

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks Mark! Amazing birds they certainly are!

[@geerteclips4346]

Prachtige beelden Jeroen!

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Dank je Geert!

[@bearnnature3291]

wonderful congratulations.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thank you Béarn!

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Jeroen, great video of the Dipper they sure move quickly and it's so fun seeing them bob on the rocks. It's amazing watching them swim. Great video and photos with tough lighting! Greg

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

They are so beautiful! It really helped that he was so visible for a long time. And also that he came soooo close. So I had all the time to make some good photos and video :) Thanks for watching Greg!

[@withvinayak]

Great video as always!! Love dippers

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks so much again Withvinayak!

[@MJSPhotographyUK]

Jeroen Thanks for sharing, I've onley ever seen one Dipper, That was many years ago in Yorkshire UK.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

This was my second time I saw one. A treat to watch them...

[@robertlawrence7958]

It's nearly always the difficult lighting conditions that give such atmospheric results. Lovely video and images Jeroen. Best wishes.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Yeah I agree Robert. SHooting against the sun can give such amazing results. Biggest trick is keeping the sun out of the frame... And having a reasonable quality glass that will not give flares....

[@alanwright2950]

excellent as usual jeroen

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks Alan!

[@DennisJacobsenWildlife]

Nice video and footage :)

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks so much Dennis!

[@glennhunt2375]

Fantastic little bird Jeroen and as you say a very tough one to withstand those low temperature's have them breeding locally to me here in the u.k. but haven't managed to get any images that I'm pleased with up to yet. You obviously met with a great deal more success than I have managed up to this point. - Lovely light and beautiful images. 👍

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

We were very lucky that this bird was not afraid of us at all. He came very close! That's a big help :)

[@KGsPhotography]

Beautiful light Jeroen and a truly amazing birds. As you said for a small bird it is truly remarkable how they manage to survive in those conditions. Still yet to find one for myself but motivated by your great vid. Cheers Keith

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

In the UK they are pretty common, not Keith? Or are they more present up in the North?

[@KGsPhotography]

@@weylintracking-worldwide we don’t get them much around where I am in the Midlands but I believe more North, South and in Wales.

[@NodrogMacphee]

Ive been trying to get out and photograph the dippers in wales but the weather has been awful or just dark .Still fingers crossed.Amazing birds they must be very hot birds to withstand the cooling effect of the water.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

You live yourself in Wales Nodrog? We here in the Netherlands only have a few individuals in the winter, when it gets to cold in Northern Europe. I was very lucky with the weather this day....

[@NodrogMacphee]

@@weylintracking-worldwide Yes I do live in wales and very fortunate to have so many habitats on my doorstep

[@levos269]

Leuke video weer Jeroen! Kan soms erg lachen om je "Nederlandse Engels", lijkt mij wel😜

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Haha ja, ik ben er me volledig bewust van! Als ik eens tijd over heb doe ik er wellicht wat aan ;)

[@levos269]

@@weylintracking-worldwide Haha nee joh, dat hoeft nou ook weer niet hoor. Prima verstaanbaar en luistert ook prima, lekker zo doorgaan!

[@thescouser8629]

Hi Joeren Have you tried shooting dippers at slow shutter speeds? I generally shoot ~10th second timing the shot at the end of the dip. You get some blurred shots but when it works the smoothness of the water makes a big difference to the image

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

That would indeed be a great way to get some movement in the water. As this was my first time photographing them I did not went into the experimental areas... But next summer I will return to Sweden and might have more time to try that :)

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Great stuff, Sir! Too bad about the camera. Maybe a long lens instead?...

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks Jon! Yeah I have been thinking also... Wait for the A7Rv? Or treat myself to a 409 or 600? The latter two are very expensive though.... For my purpose I am afraid the costs are too high...

[@GiuseppeGessa]

Fantastic dipper's images. Unfortunately where I'm living there is no way to see it, just for chance if they land here for some reason, but not for living or breeding

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Where do you live Giuseppe? Each part of the world have their own beautiful birds I think :)

[@GiuseppeGessa]

@@weylintracking-worldwide I'm living in Sardinia, an Italian region where is really hard to see dippers. Yes, fortunately there are many others birds to admire and photograph 🙂