Dipper Nippers

[waafisher]

A first cast of the season today and a walk along the River Blackadder. Highlight was to see the Dippers busily feeding their new brood under the road bridge.
Magic.
Brian

[Wildfisher]

They used to be persecuted for eating the beasties that salmon parr would eat.

used to be?

Game preservation is a wonderful thing, just part of what makes Britain the laughing stock of the world great

[Clan Ford]

The photo's of the wee ones in the nest is just magic. 

Well done Brian, how did the fishing go?

Norm

[Malcolm]

Those are brilliant pictures

[Ian_M]

Superb photos.

[waafisher]

Thanks for the comments guys. Really enjoying the new camera and getting "closer" to the wildlife when out on the river. Had a good hour or two on the Blackadder with about 15 small fish keen to come to the Greenwell Spider, Snipe & Purple and the Black Spider. Had a good few 5"/6" silver energetic fish - smolts?
Whilst posting can I ask if the attached is a female Stonechat. Photographed it yesterday on way to have a cast on the Whiteadder (nae fish!).
Brian