I traveled up to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches for another day of bird photography. On this visit, it was a bit quiet at times, but I did see a variety of raptors.
When I arrived at the lookout, there was an Osprey circling around – Continue reading
Sue joined me for another visit to Nurragingy Reserve. We again had an excellent outing seeing a lot of interesting birds.
First off, we went to the pond where we had seen Sacred Kingfishers feeding a chick at their nest on our previous visit. It appears the chick has successfully fledged. Continue reading
Another local bird survey. This morning, it was along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway – from Taverners Hill to Hawthorne Light Rail Stations.
At Taverners Hill Light Rail Station, it was relatively quiet this morning. Here is a Noisy Miner – Continue reading
I joined the Mudlarks, early in the morning (7 am) at the Land St Bridge for their monthly bird survey. This month the survey was downstream – on the Wave Rock Loop.
Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading
Brian Everingham had organised a walk, for the National Parks Association of NSW, through Sydney to look at various sculptures. This was a good way of getting to know some of the cultural heritage of the city.
We met at Martin Place, and our first stop was to lookout this work by Lindy Lee – Continue reading
I was again on the Cooks River. This time I was walking downstream from Illawarra Road on the way to a luncheon I was attending. I took a camera and recorded some of the birds I saw along the way.
Very close to where it had been the day before, was the juvenile Channel-billed Cuckoo.
It was easy to spot as it was constantly calling for food. Continue reading
I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. This time I was in the group surveying at Tempe Wetlands.
Here are some birds in the ponds and hinterland – Continue reading
Bob was back from an overseas holiday, so we could resume our regular outdoor activities. With hot weather forecast, as decided to head out to the western edge of the Wollangambe Wilderness and visit Crystal Pools Canyon.
The canyon lies in a small tributary, high up of the South Branch of Bungleboori Creek. The fire roads that pass close to the canyon are now quite rough, and we ended up walking the last two kilometres. Continue reading
Sue joined me for another excellent day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. We saw a variety of birds, including observing both Azure Kingfishers and Sacred Kingfishers.
Here are some photos from our visit – Continue reading
This was a morning visit to Barton Park to photograph birds, but it turned out to be short visit. It was hot and quite unpleasant. Lack of shade and mosquitoes did not help.
Here are some birds –
Little Pied Cormorant
