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Past autumn a dipper (cinclus cinclus) arrived in the Netherlands.
It's a very rare visitor in our country and it attracted a large audience of photographers and twitchers.
I have never seen so many huge lenses pointed at one little bird.

To get a more personal shot I tried to descend to bird level.
Which was a bit scary since the sides of the concrete channel are steep and very slippery.
I kind of anchored myself with my foot in a crack of the concrete and hoped for the best.
Getting wet is one thing but my dive being photographed a 40 times and to be seen on the internet forever......no way.....
I had my fun with this little cooperative birdie and left satisfied and dry.

And then.....there was this cold winter day. The channel was covered with snow and it was freezing. I decided a dipper in the snow might be nice and I noticed some other photographers had had the same idea.
So we were lying there....in the snow when all of a sudden one of the men started gliding into the water........
Just before he could glide to the bottom of the channel I threw away my camera, grabbed his hand and somehow got him out....
His pants were soaked but his 500mm was still dry, so we decided to continue our trip together and despite the rather weird first impression had a great day...

But my god...... some people do everything to get that perfect shot...! ;)
Category: Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Birds

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Canon
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Canon EOS 7D
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1/400 second
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Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
1600
Date Taken
November 16, 2010
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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*yellowsmoke321 Jul 10, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
gorgeous shot with the bird in the water n reflection
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~Nisawish Apr 2, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
:wow: :thumbsup:
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~darvula Jan 30, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
You were lucky to find a cooperative dipper! The ones I found were not fans of the paparazzi.
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Mood: Delighted !G-Perk Jan 27, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Always a simple, beautiful bird.
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~kaede-kit Jan 24, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Great shot! The bird's quite fluffy.
And interesting story too.
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Mood: Wow! ~wachmistrz Jan 23, 2011
great.
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~glowworm56 Jan 21, 2011
What a lovely bird.
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*Kiarachu Jan 21, 2011  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Wow...amazing picture and what a story!I love this bird and I have pictured a dipper only once.I have posted the picture here:[link] for a better view click on the download button :3
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*eaross Jan 20, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Fantasitc dedication! I would have been wonderful to see this little bird in snow... maybe next time.

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*thrumyeye Jan 21, 2011
Well....I actually got a second chance...: [link]
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