Author Archives: Dave Noble

Nature at Oatley Park – 28 April 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day at Oatley Park. My main aim was to try and find the Collared Sparrowhawk that had been seen in the area. I did see it, but had no luck photographing it.  But quite a few … Continue reading →

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Birds at Landing Lights Wetland – 27 April 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day out at Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park. I cycled there along the cycleways and arrived mid morning. Many of the usual birds were there – Black-winged Stilts and a variety of ducks. At first … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Lawson and Hazelbrook – 26 April 2019

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

After finding lots of interesting fungi the day before, I thought it about time I headed up to Lawson and Hazelbrook to look for fungi. It had been a while since I had been to the waterfalls south of Lawson … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 25 April 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had a very interesting trip down Sassafras Gully to looks for and photograph the fungi. Despite it being fairly dry recently, there was a reasonable amount of fungi out.  On this trip, I started down the track from the … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 24 April 2019

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had been talking to friends about my recent visits to the Zoo, and they decided to make a visit of their own and invited me to join them. In the group were John, his two young sons Jasper and … Continue reading →

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Easter in the Blue Breaks 19 – 22 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

Wendy invited me to join her on a walk through part of the Blue Breaks during Easter. Also in the party was Keith. The Blue Breaks is a remote part of the Southern Blue Mountains. It is also a very … Continue reading →

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Swallows at Malabar Headland National Park – 17 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Malabar Headland National Park to do some bird photography. I was mainly looking for raptors, but had no success. I found quite a few honeyeaters – mostly New Holland Honeyeaters. But the main subjects of … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 15 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Taronga Zoo. This was not long after my previous visit. On that occasion I had been able to get some reasonable photos of the baby Tiger cubs but the baby Red Panda cubs had been … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 14 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant morning at Ferndale Park at Chatswood photographing fungi. It had been two weeks since my previous visit, and since that time a lot of fungi had fruited. Some of what I found this visit was now … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 13 April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a very fruitful field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. With a lot of people looking for fungi, a fascinating collection was observed. I had been to Coachwood Glen, not long before and that had been … Continue reading →

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