So why a Great Northern Diver?

Well originally it wasn't going to be . Originally it was a Wren, because they're very cute, fluffy and also my favorite garden bird.

But then I thought about the name. No humour in it. Find out (if you dont know already) the other name for a great northern diver. It's very appropriate.

Loons laugh under water to one another (if you've never heard it, find yourself a lake and wait for a Loon, then listen. Or rather, a pair of Loons. It'd be a rather lonely loon that laughed to itself. Anyway, I diverge), and they seem generally cheerful but slightly odd. You can imagine having a conversation with a loon going something like this

'Oh hello there Mrs Loon'

'Heehehehehe Hello to you too hehe. How are you?'

'Absolutely brilliant old bean'

'Hehehahaehe I'm not an old bean. I'm a young bean, in fact, I'm not quite a bean at all hehehe I'm a loon. Hehehahahehe'

'I can see that!'

'Well (hehe) why did you call me an old (heha) bean? hehehe'

'It's a figure of speech and all that... Anyway, have you seen Hilde lately?'

'You mean that loveehehely swan'

'I do indeed'

'No. Hehehaheheha'


And so on.