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Red-tailed black cockatoo (red)
These noisy residents of the Australian bush move around to find the sweetest treats, preferring seeds, fruit, berries, nectar and flowers to insects or larvae. They spend most of their lives high in trees and nest in tree hollows, which they enter tail first.
There are five subspecies occurring across Australia.
Cockatoos are playful and sociable birds with a long lifespan. They breed in hollows in trees so require a habitat that provides these. While not currently threatened the species is considered vulnerable owing to habitat loss from fire and land clearing.
This design is based on an actual pair of cockatoos, Bill and Minnie (Minnie is on the left). They lived at the Territory Wildlife Park at Berry Springs for many years but recently retired to live in comfort away from the busy park.
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About our cushion covers
- Our cushion fabrics are designed by Boo at Susurrus Studio in Darwin River and printed in Australia. Boo uses a variety of techniques to design the fabrics including painting, drawing, lino prints and digital photography and drawing.
- Boo makes all the cushions in her studio and is registered with the Australian Made campaign.
- Cushions listed on this page are made from polyester upholstery fabric, making them super durable in most environments and very easy to wash.
- They come in a range of great designs with vibrant colours to match any decor.
- All cushions are double-sided. Some cushions have a variation of print (usually scale) on the other side - unless two different images are shown in the display above, both sides of the cushion will be identical.
- If something you want is out of stock, be sure to click the Notify Me button and we'll let you know as soon as we have them to hand again!
- Different sizes, fabric types and trims can be made to order. Our turnaround time is currently quite long however. Use the contact form to get in touch if you'd like more information.
Handmade with love
Every fabric used in our cushion covers is designed by Boo at Susurrus Studio in Darwin River, located an hour south of Darwin in the hot tropics of Australia. Boo draws much of her inspiration from her bush environment, especially the birds and flora of the Top End and across Australia.
The fabrics are printed with care in Sydney. When they arrive, Boo steps away from the design table and leans into the sewing machine to hand craft each item.