{"title":"Mangroves","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe mangroves are a vitally important habitat, not only for the myriad of life that make the mangroves their home, but also by acting as a filter, keeping pollution from entering marine environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together a variety of items made from fabric inspired by the mangroves.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gone-to-seed","title":"Gone to seed","description":"\u003cp\u003eChestnut-breasted mannikin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe chestnut-breasted mannikin is a social bird that forms large flocks during the non-breeding season, sometimes associating with other species of finches. They forage in groups, climbing the stems of grasses to pick seeds direct from the seed heads, rarely eating seeds that have fallen to the ground. Chestnut-breasted mannikins take up residence in grasslands, mangroves and reedbeds around water, building ovoid nests from grass, concealed low down in amongst long grasses or reeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457339429165,"sku":"C45-CBM","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/C45-CBM.png?v=1777510166"},{"product_id":"song-of-the-mangrove","title":"Song of the mangrove","description":"\u003cp\u003eMangrove golden whistler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eTrue to their name, the mangrove golden whistler is never found far from the mangroves, where they feed mostly in the canopy. They are no friends to spiders - not only do they love to eat them, they also use spiderwebs to bind their nests together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eAs with many birds, the male is the flashy fellow and the female gets the raw end of the fashion deal, being mostly grey with some yellow on the lower belly and an olive green tail. The male can be distinguished from its cousin, the golden whistler, by its black tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eOn New Years Day 2026 I went exploring the mangroves with a friend and I wore my mangrove golden whistler skirt. My friend (who haunts the mangroves regularly) said she had only once caught a glimpse of one. The boardwalk was closed so we picked a careful path through the sand and were rewarded for our efforts by not just a sighting, but a good long look at a female golden whistler at quite close range, while the male teased us by singing but not appearing. I was happy nonetheless, to get a good long look at such a pretty little bird.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457581158701,"sku":"C45-MGW","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/C45-MGW.png?v=1777796380"},{"product_id":"high-roller-copy","title":"Fanfare","description":"\u003cp\u003eArafura fantail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe Arafua fantail is a small songbird found in mangroves and coastal wooded habitats along the northern coast of Australia from the western edge of Cape York Peninsula to the Kimberley. It is also found on some nearby islands, including southern Papua New Guinea. The males and females of the species look much the same and both cock and fan their tails frequently. They take their name from this behaviour and their proximity to the Arafura Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eArafura fantails belong to a group of five closely related species that orthinologists are still working to define. They join mixed species foraging flocks, mostly in the understory, hunting for very small insects and they collect spider webs to bind their nests together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52010043310381,"sku":"GC-AF","price":27.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/GC_AF_2c830a4b-6aad-4baf-ada5-b5e3ed7aa556.jpg?v=1776836374"},{"product_id":"dabble-copy","title":"Yodel melodious","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalck butcherbird\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eFavouring dense mangroves and the outskirts of coastal rainforests, the black butcherbird can be found along the edges of the north-eastern parts of Australia and throughout much of Papua New Guinea. While it does eat some fruit, it is primarily an ambush hunter that feeds mostly on small snakes, lizards, frogs, crabs, fish and small mammals and birds. Preferring the mid to lower canopy to hunt, in the mangroves these birds will forage on lower branches and even among the tangle of prop-roots in search of a meal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe black butcherbird is a warbler like its close cousin, the magpie. Males and female engage in duets early in the breeding season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52010320625965,"sku":"GC-BBU","price":27.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/GC_BBU_f9c3ac3c-6263-42d2-a8bb-f3cb70f70732.jpg?v=1776838794"},{"product_id":"finch-fiesta-3","title":"Finch fiesta","description":"\u003cp\u003eChestnut breasted mannikin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe chestnut-breasted mannikin is a social bird that forms large flocks during the non-breeding season, sometimes associating with other species of finches. They forage in groups, climbing the stems of grasses to pick seeds direct from the seed heads, rarely eating seeds that have fallen to the ground. Chestnut-breasted mannikins take up residence in grasslands, mangroves and reedbeds around water, building ovoid nests from grass, concealed low down amongst long grasses or reeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52016695771437,"sku":"GC-FOA-CBM-B","price":27.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/GC_FOA_CBM.jpg?v=1776835424"},{"product_id":"neptunes-necklace-copy-1","title":"Homecall","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite breasted whistler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite-breasted whistlers live in dense mangroves along the northern coast of Australia. This makes them difficult to spot - they are more often identified by their distinctive whistle that travels through the mangroves. Pairs build nests from fine twigs lined with grasses and bound around the outside with spider web. They don’t stray far from home, foraging on the ground for crustaceans, small molluscs, crabs and insects. They crack open shells with their beaks and have been known to bash tougher shells against mangrove trunks to break them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs is the case with many birds, these whistlers are known by different names, including the unflattering ‘white-bellied thickhead’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52018482774317,"sku":"GC-WBW","price":27.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/GC_WBW.jpg?v=1776835400"},{"product_id":"dont-be-crabby","title":"Don't be crabby","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eFlame-backed fiddler crab\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eAlso known as the Darwin red-legs, this feisty little crab is a useful recycler. Neither carnivore nor herbivore, the fiddler crab is a detritivore. This means exactly what it sounds like – it lives on detritus. Detritus is made up of dead organic matter – plants, animals and other creatures’ poo. While this sounds disgusting, the work of detritivores keeps the world a lot cleaner by processing a whole lot of yuck that would otherwise have nowhere to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eAt home in the edges of the mangroves, fiddler crabs are a small but vital part of the mangroves ability to act as the ‘kidneys’ of the land. 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This is where the name 'fiddler crab' comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eFlame-backed fiddler crabs, confusingly, have a black back but their legs are red. This has led to the use of another name, Darwin red-legs. They live in mud and sand in coastal areas and are often found around the edges of mangroves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThis cushion features the same pattern on both sides, but at different scales, as shown in the images.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034677473581,"sku":"C45-DBC","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/C45-DBC-S.png?v=1777696537"},{"product_id":"dont-be-crabby-copy","title":"Darwin red-legs","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlame-backed fiddler crab\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe male fiddler crab has one huge claw that he uses for fighting with other male fiddler crabs. Often, a show of arms is enough and the guy with the biggest equipment wins without a fight. 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