![]() ![]() ![]() It can forage on the bottom of creeks in which the current is too fast and the water too deep for humans to stand. It swims underwater by using powerful strokes of its wings and can "fly" down to 20 foot depths chasing prey such as water beetles and even small minnows. It not only hunts for insects and aquatic larvae along the shoreline and while swimming in the water it also often dives under the surface of the water and walks along the bottom to catch its favorite foods. If you've been lucky enough to find it in fast flowing clearwater creeks and rivers of the Delta, and you've taken time to watch it forage for food, you know what I'm talking about. ![]() The American Dipper is one of the most unusual songbirds in North America. ![]()
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