Subject: loon
Date: Oct 18 20:22:42 2002
From: Cliff Drake - cliff at cliffdrake.net


I just posted a composite picture of a red-throated loon trying to
move on land. Could this be where the saying crazy as a loon comes
from?

I always thought "Crazy as a Loon" came from the breeding call of the
Common Loon. It can sound like maniacal laughter
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Cliff Drake
SW Ballard, Seattle, WA
cliff at cliffdrake.net