63M views · 2.3M reactions | #DidYouKnow the American Dipper is North America's only truly aquatic songbird? One of our staff here at the Alaska Raptor Center, captured this amazing footage of an American Dipper swimming upstream here in Sitka, Alaska! | Alaska Raptor Center | Facebook

The life of the American Dipper is unique. It lives in mountainous terrains. In the middle of cold and pure rivers. There it developed a special ability to survive. This bird flies underwater. You can now also find us on Youtube: http://bit.ly/yt-thekiwi | The Kiwi