Author Archives: Dave Noble

Fungi at Watergate Reserve – 7 June 2022

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Dave Noble

The Watergate Reserve is located near Sailors Bay between Castlecrag and Northbridge. I had visited the reserve as part of the walk I did  in 2017 – part of the Round Willoughby  Walk and I thought then that it looked … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek and Forest Path Walk – 6 June 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was nice to join Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association for a walk in Royal National Park. Brian, the leader, had advertised the walk as a photographic walk – with fungi and orchids as the subjects … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and The Cooks River – 5 June 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent some time at Barton Park photographing birds, with a few more photos taken along sections of the Cooks River. Like some previous  recent visits, it was a Nankeen Kestrel that provided most of the subject matter. I started … Continue reading →

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Vivid Light Festival – Sydney – 4 June 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

I joined a group of friends for a wander around Sydney – starting from Darling Harbour and making our way around the foreshore to Circular Quay looking at the Vivid installations. Being a Saturday night – it was very crowded … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek Fungi – 4 June 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was another good survey of the fungi at Bola Creek with members of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc and visitors. We found a good range of fungi, including quite a few waxcaps. I will start with some of … Continue reading →

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Barton Park Birds – 3 June 2022

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent an an enjoyable and interesting afternoon with Digi Dave at Barton Park photographing birds. We first went to Landing Lights Wetland, but it ws pretty quiet, so we then headed to the old sporting fields near the Golf … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 2 June 2022

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a very interesting walk with Bob and we were joined by Peter. Our plan was to look at some Aboriginal sites in the Blue Mountains. It was an area that Bob and myself had explored before for Aboriginal … Continue reading →

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More Amazing Fungi – Sassafras Gully and Birdwood Gully – 31 May 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was able to visit Springwood again, and this time I put in a fairly full day visiting Sassafras Gully first – and doing the long loop – down Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek, up to the Lagoon, then walking … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 30 May 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was originally intending to head up to the Blue Mountains for a fungi walk, but the weather up there looked bad, and there was rain approaching on the radar, so I changed plans and echoed to do local walk … Continue reading →

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Visit to Shanes Park – 29 May 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had read about Shanes Park recently in Peter Ridgeway’s excellent book “A Wide and Open Land”, his account of a multi-day walk across a fair length of the  Cumberland Plain.  One of the gems of the plain seemed to … Continue reading →

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