Morning everyone. Today is Day 61 of #TwitterBirdsong (never mind that yesterday I also said it was Day 61 – that was wrong and I am an idiot but ANYWAY).
Today's bird is a proper good 'un, a bird of great charm. Every sighting is a treat.
Today's bird is a proper good 'un, a bird of great charm. Every sighting is a treat.
Say hello to the dipper. 
You’ll find dippers next to fast running water, especially if there are rocks nearby for convenient perching. They’re mostly an upland bird, but my favourite is the one I visit every year when I’m in Edinburgh (head for the Water of Leith at Stockbridge).
Listen carefully and you might hear the dipper’s squeaky, throaty, slightly hesitant song above the rush of the water. xeno-canto.org/303578 #TwitterBirdsong
Part of the charm of the dipper is their bobbing action as they stand on a rock passing the time of day. Another is their habit of walking underwater on the stream bed. So much more convenient than swimming (they do swim as well, though).
So that's the dipper. All the birdsong, as I think I've said before, is here. levparikian.com/index.php/twit…
And, vulgar though it is to mention it when the everything is happening, I have a little shop here. Tea towels make excellent Easter presents (I know Easter presents aren't really a thing shush). levparikian.com/index.php/shop/
