Great Northern Diver and Chicks

A delightfully elegant wood carving of a Great Northern Diver complete with two chicks.

Few birds can match the exquisite chequered patterning of the Great Northern Diver with its summer plumage.

It nests only in the far north of Britain and is unusual even there, as its main breeding grounds are in Iceland, Greenland and the Arctic North America.

In midwinter they are rare, but during the rest of the year they can be seen swimming in groups off rocky shores in the west and are widespread in estuaries and broad sandy coastal bays.

The diver has a very distinctive wailing, echoing call, often used in films when a scene calls for a lonely, eerie mood. Divers are sometimes called ‘loons’ and have been the subject of many North American folk tales.

Intended for interior display, each bird has been skilfully hand carved by village craftsmen on the island of Bali in Indonesia.

They are produced under fair trading conditions to benefit the village community as well as the producer and have been painted using lead free paints and local replaceable softwood.

Due to the handmade and painted nature of this product, there may be slight variations in colour and distressing from the images shown as each has its own individual character.

Simple, elegant decoration beautifully hand carved and painted.

Size: 36 x 12 x 17 cm high (14 x 4.75 x 6.75 inches)

Chick Size: 8 x 4 x 5.5 cm high (3 x 1.5 x 2.25)