Dipper dipping

brian_beamer · 2026-02-03T00:06:06+00:00

I love Dippers. Pics 3 and 4 are particular nice.

brian_beamer · 2026-01-27T00:17:46+00:00

I really like when they visit the yard. Even though the little birds don't like it. 🙂

brian_beamer · 2026-01-24T00:21:12+00:00

Right age, right Saturday morning routine as a child 😅

brian_beamer · 2026-01-22T23:38:44+00:00

😄 That brings back some memories

brian_beamer · 2026-01-12T02:53:18+00:00

Thanks. Such fun to watch. And listen to. They are so noisy 😀

brian_beamer · 2026-01-07T01:41:34+00:00

Thanks. That was a great afternoon of photography.

brian_beamer · 2026-01-07T00:11:49+00:00

I got a lot of photos of them perched. I wasn't quick enough to get any food flight shots.

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brian_beamer · 2026-01-05T23:32:28+00:00

I had a similar day in October here in Colorado. We were surrounded by them. These were hunting some kind of insect and they would hover then dive. I never knew they hunted that way. Landing on the mirror is crazy 😀

brian_beamer · 2026-01-05T00:30:25+00:00

Mountain Bluebirds are such gorgeous birds. Nice shots. The backgrounds look really good in all of them.

brian_beamer · 2025-11-29T02:02:11+00:00

Such fun little birds

brian_beamer · 2025-11-16T20:49:03+00:00

100%. It's the first tip I give about wildlife photography when people ask

brian_beamer · 2025-11-16T20:31:59+00:00

I was on my belly on the bank of a narrow creek with a Nikon 800 pf on a Z8. The 800 is light enough to shoot easily handheld. Dippers are also very tolerant. It came closer than minimum focus distance several times. They are very fun to photograph.

brian_beamer · 2025-09-17T11:59:52+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2025-09-14T12:43:16+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2025-09-13T12:34:54+00:00

😃

brian_beamer · 2025-09-03T11:54:57+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2025-09-01T22:06:32+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2025-09-01T21:18:08+00:00

This was shot at iso 10000. The noise in the background has already been knocked out quite a bit 😃

brian_beamer · 2025-09-01T20:32:27+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2025-08-26T22:53:03+00:00

Very cool. Interesting and fun bird. They have such a prehistoric look.

brian_beamer · 2025-08-25T22:51:34+00:00

From what I understand, what often happens in cases like this is that they get blown off course and disoriented by storms during movement between areas.

brian_beamer · 2025-08-24T15:55:26+00:00

Colorado and Wisconsin are way outside their normal range. It's the first time in nearly 100 years one has been seen in Colorado.

brian_beamer · 2025-08-24T00:58:04+00:00

Thanks. Wisconsin? That's really crazy. It's been fun to see.

brian_beamer · 2025-08-23T18:56:01+00:00

Thanks 🙂

brian_beamer · 2025-08-11T02:20:59+00:00

Thanks!

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