Author Archives: Dave Noble

Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey – 13 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was a cool morning with mist sitting in the valley. Beautiful ethereal conditions for the Mudlarks to meet and survey the birds along the Cooks River. This month, the group were surveying on the downstream loop.

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Malabar Headland – More Peregrine Falcons and Whales – 12 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

Another fabulous day out on Malabar Headland. The last trip had been cut short due to approaching rain, and Valerie hadn’t been able to join us on that occasion, so another visit was arranged for the Monday of the King’s … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 11 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another pleasant and interesting day wandering through the rainforest in Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I was joined by Sue. A lot of the fungi we spotted was a bit dry. It would have been much better to visit … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Birds and Fungi – 10 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I went for an afternoon excursion to part of Wolli Creek Regional Park to photograph birds and fungi. I started at Girrahween Park and walked to the climbing area and back. Here are some of what I saw –

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 10 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their early morning survey. Being a long weekend, the number of participants was small – so there was only one group that surveyed the Wetlands. Being a cold morning, it was reasonably quiet. Here … Continue reading →

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Grey Hat Falls and The Crayfish Pool – 9 Jun 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was actually a heritage walk. Bob, Doug and myself were looking for some Aboriginal art caves in the greater Glenbrook area of Blue Mountains National Park. We had looked for one of these caves on two previous trips but … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 8 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for a great day out on Malabar Headland. We went to see Peregrine Falcons and whales. we were not disappointed. Sue’s bus was running late, so I planned to meet her on Magic Point. The sandstone was … Continue reading →

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Barton Park – 7 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another afternoon visit to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. This one turned out to be very quiet – I only photographed the usual resident birds. New Holland Honeyeater Superb Fairy-wren

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Taronga Zoo – 6 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a day at Taronga Zoo. When we arrived we checked out the new Australian animal section. It was very impressive. Here are some of the animals in that section –

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Nurragingy Reserve – 5 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another pleasant day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Despite some rain, I had a good day photographing a range of birds. Here are some that I saw –

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