DIPPER (Cinclus cinclus) searching for prey amongst fallen leaves, UK.

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White-throated dipper. As well as catching prey underwater dippers also search for prey above water by turning over leaves, stones and other debris. This bird was moving downstream and systematically going to each rock and turning over the trapped leaves.

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Size: 6960px × 4640px
Location: Berwickshire, Scotland, UK.
Photo credit: © Roy Waller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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