{"title":"Tea towels","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% linen tea towels - super absorbent fabric and fun designs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're after one of our classic bird designs or one of the popular pop-art style Controversial Bird series, we have tea towels to suit every kitchen. Perfect for gifting or for your own kitchen. But be warned! Most of our customers can't stop at one and keep coming back for more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"So lightweight, yet the most absorbent tea towel I've ever used.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Alice\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tea-towel","title":"fishin' blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack bittern \u0026amp; black catfish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe black bittern is a keen fisher with a neck like a periscope that can be retracted or stretched right out for a really good view. 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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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These are the birds that some people love and others love to hate. They keep us awake at night, raid our bins, dig up our gardens, eat our fruit, attack us, or just… look at us funny.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454055584045,"sku":"TT-CB-WO","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/WO.gif?v=1738829127"},{"product_id":"the-exception","title":"Pee Wee!","description":"\u003cp\u003ePee wee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe peewee is a territorial and aggressive noisy little bird with many names, most of them being questionable. Despite their colouring, and the fact that they swoop when breeding, they are not related to magpies. While they are rather entertaining hopping about while you’re sitting at a café, they might also have an eye on your lunch. They are perhaps among the least-often defended of the controversial birds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design is part of the Controversial Birds series. These are the birds that some people love and others love to hate. 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While their bin raiding earns them much ire and disdain, some come to the defence of this much maligned bird, claiming they are great at cleaning up after an event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis design is part of the Controversial Birds series. These are the birds that some people love and others love to hate. 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Others love them for their bright orange legs and cartoonish shape and movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Aptos Display',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eThis design is part of the Controversial Birds series. These are the birds that some people love and others love to hate. 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They keep us awake at night, raid our bins, dig up our gardens, eat our fruit, attack us, or just… look at us funny (I’m looking at you, bush stone curlew).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454071771437,"sku":"TT-CB-GP","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/GP.gif?v=1738823282"},{"product_id":"the-exception-1","title":"The exception","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlover\/masked lapwing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlovers love to nest in stupid places – like the middle of the school oval. Having nested, they defend the nest against intruders (i.e. your kids at recess) with the vigour one would expect of a masked superhero. While many people hate them for this, others applaud their exceptional parenting. Perhaps they wouldn’t have to parent so exceptionally if they chose more suitable real estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis design is part of the Controversial Birds series. These are the birds that some people love and others love to hate. 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In contrast to many bird species, colonisation seems to have benefitted the galah, which has increased its range with changing conditions and selective clearing. They do, however require access to large trees with hollow for permanent nesting sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eMale and female galahs look much the same but have different coloured eyes. 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And while some people just love them for being their prehistoric-looking selves, others love to serve them up for Sunday lunch. With a mango for afters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454102311213,"sku":"TT-MG","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/MG.gif?v=1738823282"},{"product_id":"who-me","title":"Who, me?","description":"\u003cp\u003eSulphur-crested cockatoo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe loveable larrikin of the Australian bush, the sulphur-crested cockatoo is widespread from South Australia around the east coast to the north-east of Wesetern Australia. Loud and playful, curious and intelligent, these birds are quite happy to have a litte dance or do loop-the-loops while hanging onto an electric wire and they teach each other their latest tricks. 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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. 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Their powerful jaws can apply up to 5,000 pounds of pressure per square inch - yet they don’t open easily and can be held shut with a rubber band - if you dare get close enough to slip one on!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bip bop boo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454123839789,"sku":"TT-UTC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/8729\/0157\/files\/UTC.gif?v=1738823282"},{"product_id":"snap","title":"SnaP!","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreshwater crocodile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eThe freshwater crocodile (freshie) is a much smaller crocodile than the fearsome ‘saltie’. Full-grown males rarely grow more than three metres long, with the tail accounting for almost half of their length. 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