Author Archives: Dave Noble

Douglas Falls at Leura

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Dave Noble

A few years ago, I was researching the named waterfalls near the towns of the Blue Mountains and came across this short article in the Blue Mountains Echo (7 March 1919, page 3) – Speaking at Leura on Wednesday, Mr … Continue reading →

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More Sydney Waterfalls – Tipperary Falls and Lilly Pilly Falls – 7 April 2022

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was the day I normally head off up the mountains for a bushwalk with Bob. But very wet weather was forecast, and due to a very nasty accident in the mountains a few days before, much of the Blue … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek Fungi – 5 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to have another look for fungi at Bola Creek. On the previous trip the fungi had been quite good, but due to high creek levels, the group had not been able to cross the creek on the … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. I was also on the lookout for birds. The fungi turned out to be reasonable, but I had expected better. On this … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Central Coast Wetlands – 3 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day at the Central Coast Wetlands (Old Pioneer Dairy) at Wyong. I saw aa good range of birds, but nothing too special or unusual. Here are some of the birds I saw –

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Fungi at Mt Wilson – 2 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was another field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group. We met at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson and then walked slowly around the loop track looking for any fungi that was out. Conditions were quite good. Rain … Continue reading →

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More Aboriginal Art – 1 April 2022

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

I went on another outing with Bob. This time also accompanied by Doug and Nipper. Our intention was to look for an Aboriginal Art site close to Sydney. Bob had read about the site in a book, but that book … Continue reading →

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More Sydney Waterfalls – Moores Creek, Oxford Falls and Frenchs Creek – 31 March 2022

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

Wet weather was again forecast, so Bob and myself decided to do another local waterfall trip. This time we first visited  a series of waterfalls in Moores Creek at Roseville. Then we headed to Oxford Falls, but a storm hit … Continue reading →

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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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