Birds
Our colleagues at Gallery Oldham have kindly loaned us some of the birds from their natural history collection.
![Jays](/TamesideMBC/media/ArtsAndEvents/Jays-Pair_M2295-1_M2295-2.jpg)
** Did you know? Jays sometimes eat baby birds and bats but they are mostly non-meat eating.
** Did you know? One of their favourite foods is acorns and they often hoard and store acorns for the Winter months.
** Did you know? Jays can copy (or mimic) other birds sounds.
Jay (Image courtesy of Gallery Oldham)
![Woodpecker](/TamesideMBC/media/ArtsAndEvents/Greater-spotted-woodpecker.jpg)
**Did you know? Woodpeckers can peck up to 20 times per second which can total 8 – 12,000 times per day
** Did you know? In between the beak and skull there is a cushion of tissue which removes the impact of constant pecking
** Did you know? The tongues of woodpeckers are very long and the base of their tongues are coiled around the back of their skulls! This is so they can catch insects more easily…
Greater spotted woodpecker (Image courtesy of Gallery Oldham)
![Lady of the Barn](/TamesideMBC/media/ArtsAndEvents/Lady-Of-The-Barn-Paper-Sculpture-1-Part-of-3.jpg)
![Hummingbird](/TamesideMBC/media/ArtsAndEvents/Bee-Hummingbird.jpg)
Lady of the Barn by Lucy Jean Green Bee Hummingbird by Lucy Green Jean
Creating sculptures and delicate automata by hand cutting paper and hand-crafting brass mechanisms, every piece of her work is unique as she cuts and sculpts everything by hand. Her work is greatly inspired by the shapes, colours, fact and mythology of birds. From the tiniest, most delicate birds to the largest, elegant birds and everything in between, the world of birds is wondrous to her.
Lucy has always been fascinated by taxidermy and apothecary jars and cabinets. This has played a big role in the way she displays her work inside wooden box frames and bell jars, creating paper taxidermy. She also specialises in creating kinetic paper sculpture. For more information visit Lucy’s website www.nameandcolour.co.uk