I made two visits to see the lights of Vivid in Sydney. The first was during the evening of 9 June with Sue. Then I made a second visit, the next evening, joining John and Chuin Nee and their two boys, and also Digi Dave.
Here is a selection of photos –
On the Tuesday night, we first had a look at the Cutaway – the new space under Barangaroo. It is impressive. Continue reading
I took part in the early morning birds survey along the Hawthorne Canal part of The Greenway.
It was early quiet at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station, where the survey starts.
Here is a Brush Turkey crossing the tracks – Continue reading
After the Mudlarks bird survey, I went home and had an early lunch. I then headed up to the Lane Cove River near Macquarie Park to look again for the rare Parrot Waxcaps which I had seen on recent visits.
On this visit I found quite a few of the Gliophorus psittacinus group fungi. Continue reading
I had an early start to the day, with the Mudlarks Bird Survey being on. This month the group were surveying the downstream Wave Rock loop.
It was a beautiful fine morning to be out on the River, with mist rising from the still water when the sun hit the water. Continue reading
I joined Sue for a very pleats day spent on Malabar Headland. We were hoping to see the resident pair of Peregrine Falcons, but had no luck – not even a passing flyby. But we did see two other raptors and some breaching whales.
The weather was certainly very pleasant. We were later joined by Alana when she went on her daily walk. Continue reading
I had a pleasant afternoon visit to Wolli Creek Regional Park to look for and photograph fungi. I did not find a real lot out, but more corals and waxcaps were starting to appear.
Clavulinopsis sp.
I had thought about a trip to Wolli Creek to check out the fungi or a trip along the Cooks River to photograph birds, and the easiest thing to do was to do both. I first visited the Cooks River in the morning when the tide was low which is better for the kingfishers hunting for crabs.
I caught a bus going down Illawarra Road to the river and then slowly walked downstream towards Gough Whitlam Park on the true right bank.
A short way down, many Cormorants were drying their wings, while perched in a tree, overhanging the water. Continue reading
It had been a while since I had visited Long Reef, which has lately been the best location in Sydney to photograph Ospreys.
The weather was very pleasant, and the tide was high. This was good because the Operas can hunt in the shallow water that voters the rock platform, and this can bring them closer. I did get the chance to photograph many diving attempts but not many resulted in the bird catching a fish. Continue reading
I wanted to get an update on fungi along Terrys Creek and along a section of the Lane Cove River, so I caught the metro up to Epping and was soon wallow along the Terrys Creek Track. I walked down to Browns Waterhole on the Lane Cove River and then crossed over to the north side and followed the track to the DeBurgh Bridge and then later caught a bus which went to Macquarie University Station.
Along Terrys Creek, I was fortunate to spot two Powerful Owls in different areas. It is Riley that these owls are partners of ones in a nearby nesting hollow. I also some fungi. Continue reading
After a morning spent at Ferndale Park at Chatswood, I travelled by metro and train to Tempe and then crossed the Cooks River into Waterworth Park and after stopping for lunch, I walked up Wolli Creek, through Wolli Creek Regional Park to Earlwood. I did not find a real lot of fungi out.
These ones below were in Waterworth Park, and I could see a lot more in the nearby, but fenced off, velodrome. They could be Chlorophyllum nothorachodes. Continue reading
