Author Archives: Dave Noble

Royal National Park Art Walk – 16 June 2022

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided on a trip to Royal National Park to see if we could find some Aboriginal Art sites.  On the day we visited five separate sites and found some amazing art. All the art we saw were … Continue reading →

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Pacific Baza at Sydney Park – 15 June 2022

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

A Pacific Baza had been reported at Sydney Park. I saw a photo of it on a Facebook page, and thought it worth visiting the park to see if it was still around. They are rarely observed in the inner … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 14 June 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, I continued walking down the Cooks River to see what birds were out. At the Princes Highway, I caught a bus down to Barton Park and spent most of the rest of the day there. … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 14 June 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

An early start on a cold day – to meet the Mudlarks at 7:30 am on the Lang Street Footbridge for the monthly birds survey. This survey was going downstream – to do the Wave Rock Loop. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 13 June 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to see what the fungi was like at these two reserves at Chatswood. I was a bit disappointed – due to recent winds and dry conditions the fungi was quite poor. What I did find in reasonable … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 12 June 2022

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a good day…. eventually. It started off quiet and then the Peregrine Falcons appeared. I expected the main photographic subjects to be whales passing by, and that was how the day started off. As I walked out, near … Continue reading →

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More Local Birding – Tempe, Cooks River and Barton Park – 11 June 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Noble

With long weekend plans cancelled, I decided to spend the day in the local area taking photos of birds. I started off with the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey, then joined Micheal from the Greenway Birdos to photograph … Continue reading →

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Barton Park Birds – 10 June 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant but fairly quiet day at Barton Park. I was keen to look for the raptors that I had photographed on previous visits – but this time they mainly stayed away. Perhaps because someone es roaring around … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 9 June 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to visit Sassafras Gully again, to check the fungi, and to see if any new ones were out. I did find some good specimens, but the wind had played havoc – dessicating many that I saw. I … Continue reading →

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Linden – Woodford Heritage Walk and More – 8 June 2022

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself spent another interesting day in the Blue Mountains exploring a number of heritage sites. On an  earlier trip, we had missed an Aboriginal engraving site. It was not too difficult to get to, so we checked it … Continue reading →

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