This dipper is quite rare in the Netherlands, in the southern part they are somewhat more common. This is also a common dipper, only the photo was taken in Italy, hence the perhaps somewhat misleading title.
Close to our holiday home in the small town of Comeglians in Italy, I had seen a pretty fast-flowing stream and immediately this bird came to my mind. About five years ago I saw this bird for the first time, also in Italy of course, and immediately thought, that's worth another try. Left at 06:00 in the morning, reached the water at 06:15 and by 06:30 I had already taken my first photo, so I could have been back in bed by 06:45. But the light was so beautiful that I spent a few more hours wandering around along the water and observing several more of these beautiful birds, in their beautiful surroundings.
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I'm Robbie Nijman, living in the south-east of the Netherlands, with a hobby in photography that has gotten out of hand, in a controlled kind of way...LOL. Mainly in the field of Nature Photography / Wildlife, with occasional excursions into Landscape Photography. What is..
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Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
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Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany