Author Archives: Dave Noble

Sydney Olympic Park – Birds and Fungi – 30 March 2022

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an afternoon trip to Sydney Olympic Park. I first went to Woo-la-ra to photograph the stinkhorns again that I had seen on my previous visit. These stinkhorns are Pseudocolus fuciformis. Here are some more photos –

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Hawthorne Canal Birds – 29 March 2022

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Dave Noble

The Hawthorne Canal has been an interesting place to photograph birds recently. On my previous visit, I had photographed a Sacred Kingfisher. I saw it again this time, and I also saw a Brown Goshawk. This was an afternoon visit … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef – 28 March 2022

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Dave Noble

The week before I had been to Long Reef and had a very good day photographing the birds. I was keen not go again, and this time was joined by Valerie and Sue. This time we had low tide around … Continue reading →

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Birds and Fungi at Oatley Park – 27 March 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had been to Oatley Park recently, and it was fairy soon for a repeat visit, but there was trackwork on many of the railway lines to other places, so that limited my options somewhat. So it was a bus … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 26 March 2022

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was on a field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group at Bola Creek in Royal National Park. The weather in the run-up had been very wet and there was some discussion about whether we wold be able to … Continue reading →

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A Quick Visit to Sydney Olympic Park – 25 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dave Noble

I decided in the afternoon to make a visit to Sydney Olympic Park to look for some interesting fungi that others had seen there. I had a rough idea of the location, and it look worth taking a bike and … Continue reading →

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Heritage Walk – 24 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast was not the best. It seemed like it would not be worthwhile heading up the Blue Mountains for our usual Thursday walk, so Bob and myself decided to stay closer to Sydney and do some shorter walks … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and Sydney Park – 23 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dave Noble

I visited two places during the day – first going to Barton Park, then catching a bus up the road to finish at Sydney Park. It turned out to be a relatively quiet day.

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi, Orchids and Birds – 22 March 2022

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

The trains to the Blue Mountains were running again – at least to Springwood. So I decided that a trip up to look for fungi would be in order. However the normal mountains express trains were not running from the … Continue reading →

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A Good Afternoon at Long Reef – 21 March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

Some interesting birds had recently turned up at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve on the Northern Beaches recently and I decide to make a visit. The tide was forecast to be low around 5:30 so an afternoon visit seemed ideal. After … Continue reading →

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