Author Archives: Dave Noble

Birds at the Northern Beaches – 12 Aug 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a very full day of bird photography at a number of locations. I caught a B-line Bus to Warriewood, and the first site was a nearby sporting field. This is the nesting site for a pair of Eastern … Continue reading →

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Back to Oatley Park – 11 August 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

It was time to head back to Oatley Park to see what birds were out. The day started off fairly quiet – not that many birds were out, but later in the day,  things got a little better. I started … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 9 August 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent the afternoon of this day at Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay photographing birds. Conditions were not the best – it was very windy. This made photography harder and I think a lot less birds were around. Here are … Continue reading →

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More Peregrine Falcon Photography at Malabar Headland – 8 August 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

It was time to make another visit to Malabar Headland National Park. My main aim was to try and photograph the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons that are currently nesting on the headland. It was a reasonable visit. One of … Continue reading →

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Curra Moors Walk – 7 August 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association of NSW on a walk through the Curra Moors of Royal National Park. August is a good time to visit the park for the wildflowers, and indeed on this … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 6 August 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

Another trip to the Zoo. I had several motivations for this trip – one was to See the new baby Gorilla. The other was to try out new firmware for one of my camera bodies and see how well the … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 5 August 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Dave Noble

It is getting near the end of the fungi season, but due to lack of rain, the fungi that has appeared has been poor in a lot of places. But the northern suburbs of Sydney have had more rain than … Continue reading →

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Bird Photography – Cooks River and Barton Park – 4 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a full day spent along the Cooks River. I started near the Boat Harbour and then cycled all the way to Botany Bay and back. I spent most of the time at Barton Park. Near the Boat Harbour, … Continue reading →

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Bushcare at Barrenjoey – 3 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

The bushcare group that I am in spent a morning weeding at Barrenjoey Headland. This is one of the regular places that we work at. After meeting up at the carpark near Pittwater Road, we then headed to the NPWS … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 2 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

I like to photograph the birds at local venues – areas near where I live. It is always interesting to see what birds are there, and also challenging to see if you can spot rarer and more exotic birds that … Continue reading →

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