. British birds. Birds. ( 294 ) THE DIPPER AT THE NEST. BY ARTHUR BROOK. [Plate 5.] The nest of the Dipper (Cinclus aquaticus) figured here was built upon the side of a wild Welsh stream, and contained callow young on April 12th, 1911. The birds at this nest were by no means shy, and I was able to obtain a series of photographs of them. We had pre- '^*. %w W'^ â ^^ THE PAIE OF DIPPERS. {Photographed by Arthur Brook.) viously placed a stone beneath the nest for the birds to settle upon, and this was much appreciated by the old Dippers, which used to stand upon it whilst feeding the young. I was
. British birds. Birds. ( 294 ) THE DIPPER AT THE NEST. BY ARTHUR BROOK. [Plate 5.] The nest of the Dipper (Cinclus aquaticus) figured here was built upon the side of a wild Welsh stream, and contained callow young on April 12th, 1911. The birds at this nest were by no means shy, and I was able to obtain a series of photographs of them. We had pre- '^*. %w W'^ â ^^ THE PAIE OF DIPPERS. {Photographed by Arthur Brook.) viously placed a stone beneath the nest for the birds to settle upon, and this was much appreciated by the old Dippers, which used to stand upon it whilst feeding the young. I was hidden within three yards of the nest, and had a fine view of the chestnut colour on the lower-breast of the bird as it stood upon the stone. After feeding the young, the parent would fly, with Kingfisher-like flight, to the nearest ford and commence wading up stream, disappearing beneath the surface every now and then in search of food. Several times. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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