Taxidermy Red-Throated Diver

Log #5949

Latin: Gavia stellata

Size: Measures approx. 43cm x 65cm x 40cm

Description: Exceptional taxidermy case of a Red Throated Diver by master taxidermist Peter Summers, who works for the national museum Scotland. Adult bird in breeding plumage. Label reads: Red-Throated Diver Gavia stellata found dead near Poolewe Wester Ross, 28 May 1979. P. Summers

In ancient times, Red-throated Divers (or loons) were central to the creation mythologies of indigenous groups throughout the Holarctic. According to the myth the loon was asked by a great shaman to bring up earth from the bottom of the sea. That earth was then used to build the world's dry land.

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