Common swift that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. Their call is a loud scream in two different tone pitches, the higher of which issues from the female. They often form 'screaming parties' during summer evenings, when 10–20 swifts will gather in flight around their nesting area, calling out and being answered by nesting swifts. Larger "screaming parties" are formed at higher altitudes, especially late in the breeding season. The purpose of these parties is uncertain, but may include ascending to sleep on the wing, while still breeding adults tend to spend the night in the nest. Swifts may nest in former
We'll Gather Lilacs spring with its lilac blossom. The song was performed at Novello's cremation in 1951 by Olive Gilbert. It was also used in the 1954 film "Lilacs in the Spring". "We'll gather lilacs in the spring again "And walk together down an English lane "Until our hearts have learnt to sing again "When you come home once more. We'll Gather Lilacs We'll Gather Lilacs, also called We'll Gather Lilacs In The Spring, is a song by Welsh composer Ivor Novello which he wrote for the hit musical romance "Perchance to Dream". The stage musical opened at the Hippodrome Theatre in London's