Jane Feather
In this spectacular new romance from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather, fate deals one stubbornly single young woman and one deceptively heartless man a shocking hand in a high-stakes bet. But is love in the cards? Jack ... [... more]
Random House |
Faverolles
Backyarders need only ensure that the feet and feathers don’t get covered in mud. A popular choice for a family with small kids. The birds are passive and easy to handle. Very calm, placid birds. Mix well with other breeds of fowl. Enjoy a run ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Superb Lyrebird
The Superb Lyrebird looks like a large brown pheasant. The wings are rufous in colour and the bill, legs and feet are black. The adult male has an ornate tail, with special curved feathers that, in display, assume the shape of a lyre. The Superb ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Factsheets: Grey Teal
The Grey Teal is almost all grey-brown. Each feather of the body is edged with buff, except on the rump. The chin and throat are white, the bill is dark green and the eye is red. The secondary wing feathers have glossy blue-black patch, broadly ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Factsheets: Silvereye
The Silvereye is a small (9.5cm - 12cm) bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds collectively known as white-eyes. The Silvereye shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Pied Currawong
The Pied Currawong is a large (44cm - 51cm), mostly black bird, with a bright yellow eye. Small patches of white are confined to the under tail, the tips and bases of the tail feathers and a small patch towards the tip of each wing (visible in ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
White-faced Heron
The White-faced Heron is mostly light blue-grey in colour, with a characteristic white face. In flight, the dark flight feathers of the wing contrast with the paler grey plumage, making this bird easily identifiable when viewed from below. It has ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Feather in the Storm
Emily Wu's stories have appeared in both Chinese and American publications. She is one of the featured subjects in the film Up to the Mountain, Down to the Village. She lives with her two children in Cupertino, California. Emily Wu's account of ... [... more]
Random House |
Duvet factory
Rebecca visits one of Australia's oldest down factories to discover just what goes into making a duvet. There's nothing like snuggling up in bed with a warm duvet. And according to feather down lovers, you won't find anything warmer or lighter. ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
One Mirror Three Ways
Rita Hill showed how to take plain mirrors and turn them into decorator statements using inexpensive materials such as rope, paint and feathers. Carefully remove the mirror from the frame. If you're using an existing framed mirror, then clean the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Polish Chooks
Polish Chooks have a crest or hat of feathers on their head which looks like a pompom. They have long, deep bodies, prominent breasts and large wings. Males weigh about 3kg (6.5lb) and females weigh about 2.25kg (5lb). There are four main colours ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Breeding Budgies
Budgerigars have a coloured area above their beaks, called a cere. In males the cere is coloured light to dark blue. A male bird in breeding condition will have a deep blue cere in most varieties. He won't have any pin feathers, and his plumage ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
