{"title":"Australian birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAustralia has some fabulous birds and is home to some of the greatest songbirds in the world. This collection features just a handful of the great diversity of birds that live in Australia or visit our shores.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pod-drop-cushion","title":"Pod drop","description":"\u003cp\u003eAzure kingfisher \u0026amp; sacred lotus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Oregon LDO Light'; color: windowtext;\"\u003eAzure kingfishers are small birds that live around waterways, wetlands, lakes, swamps and mangroves. Resplendent in orange and azure blue\/purple, they\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eperch above the water keeping a keen eye out for fish, aquatic insects, tadpoles and crustaceans, ever ready to plunge for the catch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Oregon LDO Light'; color: windowtext;\"\u003eSacred lotus are water plants native to the tropical north of Australia. With huge pink flowers and large pad shaped leaves, they stretch over billabongs and wetlands where they can get their roots in to the mud. If conditions are unfavourable for germination, the seeds can remain dormant in the ground for hundreds of years, waiting for better conditions to regenerate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454000369965,"sku":"C45-AK","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/C45-AK.png?v=1777796368"},{"product_id":"stripe-me-finch-tt","title":"Stripe me finch!","description":"\u003cp\u003eZebra finch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eZebra finches are seed eaters that live in arid and semi-arid habitats. Rainy periods send them into a breeding frenzy, in anticipation of the feast that is to come. They live and travel in large social flocks of up to one hundred birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eWhile they can be found across much of Australia, they are commonly found in the desert. When I lived in remote central Australia, I loved sitting on my verandah with a cup of tea, watching a flock of these tiny birds flit from the tree in my yard to my neighbour’s and back again. And back again. And back again....\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454035824941,"sku":"TT-ZF3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/ZF.gif?v=1738823283"},{"product_id":"blush-squad","title":"Blush squad","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrimson finch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eCrimson finches live in grassy savannas and around waterways, playing and feeding amongst reeds, grasses and pandanus. They are also quite fond of bamboo and often flit about in the black bamboo in my garden, where I can watch them from my outdoor shower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThey eat mostly grass seeds, insects and spiders, picking seeds from seedheads as well as from the ground. 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Happily, this trend does seem to be slowing, or even reversing in recent years, with catching a sign of a finch around Darwin becoming more regular – though not less exciting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThey can be found in pockets across the far north of Western Australia and the Northern Territory in places where they can still access seed and nest safely in tree hollows at key times of year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eGouldian finches can have one of three different coloured faces, referred to as a 'colour morph'. 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Torresian Imperial Pigeons migrate in large flocks moving between the north of Australia and Papua New Guinea and nearby islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eNative to the Northern Territory, Carpentaria Palms are slender palms that can grow to over 30 metres in height. 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Males and females share the task of looking after the young who hatch from tiny eggs that are only a little over a centimetre long.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454100508973,"sku":"TT-DBF","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/DBFb.gif?v=1738823282"},{"product_id":"lotus-loper","title":"Lotus loper","description":"\u003cp\u003eComb-crested jacana and sacred lotus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eJacanas are ungainly looking birds with enormous feet. Their very long toes allow them to nimbly navigate their way over water by walking on lily pads or other floating vegetation. They occupy tropical and subtropical freshwater wetlands where there is adequate surface vegetation for them to walk on. They rarely come to shore, feeding on aquatic insects, seeds and plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe male of the species is responsible for incubating the eggs and caring for the young. If they are threatened, he will pick the chicks up under his wings and transport them to safety, their huge feet dangling. The chicks, however, quickly develop independence and leave their male parent’s protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eSacred lotus are water plants native to the tropical north of Australia. With huge pink flowers and large pad shaped leaves, they stretch over billabongs and wetlands where they can get their roots into the mud. 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