Have had a few days with rain and the birds always look wet. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden ) Well, not that much rain, this is a river and an American dipper who like the rushing waters. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
We have dippers here too but ours are thw White-throated variety. The head of the adult is brown, the back slate-grey mottled with black and the wings and tail are brown. The throat and upper breast are white, followed by a band of warm chestnut which merges into black on the belly and flanks. The bill is almost black, the legs and irides brown.
