Author Archives: Dave Noble

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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Photographing Birds at the Northern Beaches – 1 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a full and very pleasant day at the Northern Beaches area photographing birds. I travelled up by the B-line bus and then used local buses to move from site to site. My first stop was at a sporting … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 31 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had been to Bola Creek to check out the fungi. Digi Dave had suggested a day out photographing, and Bola Creek fitted the bill. I was not sure what conditions would be like. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 30 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an afternoon at Tempe – visiting the Tempe Wetlands and also Tempe Reserve looking for and photographing birds. The birds did not seem very active, so my photos were a bit limited. Here are some of my photos … Continue reading →

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Back to Malabar Headland – 29 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another very good day of bird photography at Malabar Headland National Park. My main interest was the pair of resident Peregrine Falcons – but they didn’t appear active until close to 2 pm. So I spent the morning … Continue reading →

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