Tawny Frogmouth
The general plumage of the Tawny Frogmouth is silver-grey, slightly paler below, streaked and mottled with black and rufous. A second plumage phase also occurs, with birds being russet-red. The general plumage of the Tawny Frogmouth is ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Azalea Damage
Have you noticed that your azaleas are looking a bit the worse for wear at the moment? If they have mottled grey/bronze leaves with sticky blobs of excrement on the leaf undersides, they've probably been damaged by either Azalea lace bug or ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Euphorbia trigona
Native to Namibia, this small succulent, cactus-like shrub reaches 1-1.8m (3-6ft) and often finds use as a house plant. It has erect triangular branches that are dark green mottled with white and spines along its ridges. An attractive cultivar ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwits are quite large (37 to 45 cm) waders, with females being bigger than males. The Bar-tailed Godwit is mainly mottled brown above and lighter and more uniform buff below. Bar-tailed Godwits are quite large (37 to 45 cm) waders, ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Frostbite - Better Health Channel.
Frostbite occurs when skin tissue freezes after exposure to cold weather. Symptoms include cold, white and hard skin, pain, itching, loss of feeling, mottled skin, swelling and blistering and tissue loss. Blood-filled blisters signal severe ... [... more]
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