White Throated Dipper III ( juv )

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks .... after a longer time I revisited my Dipper location , to my surprise they had youngsters that already fletched and being quite large already .They are still begging for food but do look and catch food for themselves as well . Have not been there due to the high water level in the river ... where it is quite useless to photograph . It is only fruitful when the waterl level is low .
So I got really lucky with this relatively " tame " youngster . Took me a while to get " close " Sitting in the river bed with hip waders .... sadly I ripped them on sharp stones , ending up with a wet butt .

Canon EOS R3
RF 400 2,8 + 2x TC
HH

F 8 ; Iso 8000 ; 1/3200 sec

Processed with DT 4.6.1 and PSCC 2024 ; cropped to 70 % of FF

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Andreas,

Too bad about ripping the waders! But this is a really cool image and probably almost worth it!

I've never seen a juvenile Dipper, so this is great. The plumage looks really great with the subtle variation in the back feathers/coverlets and wings. I'm really liking the burst of colour with the open beak and the action there.

I'm also liking the tumultuous water with the green colour and silvery reflections.

Well done!

Cheers, Gerald

[William Dickson]

Another nice image of this bird Andreas. Again the POV looks good. Everything looks fine here, the water drops add. Nice detail on the bird and I like the open bill

Will

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Gerald and Will for your kind comments , much appreciated .

Have you both noticed the water insect in the water drop , at the tip of the tongue ??

Cheers Andreas

[William Dickson]

Thanks Gerald and Will for your kind comments , much appreciated .

Have you both noticed the water insect in the water drop , at the tip of the tongue ??

Cheers Andreas

I see it now. I thought it was part of the tongue which had been obscured by the water drop

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot Andreas, plumage rendition is spot on - I noticed the larva in the water droplet. Composition and colours very good, pose and angle equally so.

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX Jon ....