Osteospermum
Osteospermum are shrubby perennials (native to South Africa) that flower all through the warmer months of the year producing long-stemmed daisy-like flowers. Colours are white or purplish-pink with dark blue centres. Foliage consist of narrow ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Purple Swamphen
This large rail (44 - 48 cm) is unmistakable. The Purple Swamphen is mainly dusky black above, with a broad dark blue collar, and dark blue to purple below. As the Purple Swamphen walks, it flicks its tail up and down, revealing its white ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Budgerigar
In the wild, the Budgerigar is green and yellow, with black barring above, and a small patch of blue on its cheek. The male has a dark blue cere (skin at the base of the upper mandible surrounding the nostrils). Since its introduction into ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
