🎉Launch day! See the beautiful Scream of Swifts that have flown into the The Millennium Gallery! 🎉
This artwork has been created by local artists, Patrick Amber and Jo Veal and people at community art workshops in Abbeyfield House, Pitsmoor, Sheffield. They're made from willow and paper and are painted as either a life-like or folk art swifts!
Initially, one swift was created for the Sheffield Swift Network to raise awareness of the diminishing numbers of swifts – the flock soon grew!
Swifts are incredible birds! Here are some top facts:
🌟They emerge from their nests and can fly for up to ten months without stopping. 🥇To achieve the amazing transition from a chick to an Olympic flyer, the young swifts do ‘wing press-ups’ to develop their wing strength before leaving the nest.
🦟To fuel their flight, swifts eat up to 100,000 insects per day.
🌍Swifts migrate 3,400 miles twice a year, from Africa to the UK and other destinations, at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour 💨
🏡They mate for life, returning to the same site each year.
🔴 They are on the red list of endangered species, needing urgent action.
Plus! Pick up an activity trail sheet and design your own swift (the outline has been hand-drawn by Patrick)! 🎨
🔗 Plan your visit and find out more here:
https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/scream-of-swifts/
