Author Archives: Dave Noble

Basket Fungi at Rhodes and Birds at Bicentennial Park – 19 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was planning another day of bird photography at Sydney Olympic Park combined with some bike riding for exercise, and then I heard from Irene abut some Basket Fungi she had seen at Rhodes. I thought the two could be … Continue reading →

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Curra Moors Walk – 18 May 2020

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

With the easing of the lockdown, it was nice to join Brian Everingham and some friends in the National Parks Association of NSW for a walk. Thanks to Brian for organising the walk. He had chosen a walk, that was … Continue reading →

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Some Nice Fungi at Bola Creek – 17 May 2020

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

I decided to have another look at Bola Creek to see how the fungi was going. Since my last visit, there had not been much rain, but the area had received a fair bit of rain in April (more than … Continue reading →

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Back to Barton Park and Tempe – 16 May 2020

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

After two previous very good trips to Barton Park where on each I had seen two raptors, I thought I would go again to Barton Park and see if any where still around. Not long after I arrived I did … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park Slide Show

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a short lockdown project. I had already picked out a selection of my better Royal National Park photographs from the past five or six years and put them into a Quicktime Video that I posted on YouTube. The … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Barton Park – 14 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

Two days earlier I had seen two good raptors at Barton Park – a Brown Goshawk and a Grey Goshawk. I wondered if they were still around, so decided to make another visit. The Brown Goshawk seems to live in … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 13 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway bird survey, I caught a train to Strathfield North and walked down to Mason Park.  In the wetlands I spotted a single Black-fronted Dotterel. Nearby, in Powells Creek a White-faced Heron was hunting. It would stir up … Continue reading →

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Greenway Birds – 13 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another early start for a bird survey. This time along the Greenway from Taverners Hill to Hawthorne. And again it was an informal small group of us who undertook the survey. At Teverners Hill Light Rail Station, being high up, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 12 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

In the morning I had been down to the Cooks River helping to survey the local birds. In the afternoon, I decided to go for an exercise bike ride to Barton Park. I had been there recently, the day before … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 12 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

With some easing of the lockdown restrictions I went down to the Cooks River early in the morning to meet a small group from the Mudlarks (Cooks River Bird Group) for an unofficial survey. With appropriate social distancing, we enjoyed … Continue reading →

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