Author Archives: Dave Noble

Powerful Owl at Cheltenham – 7 July 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was fortunate to be able to photograph a magnificent Powerful Owl at Cheltenham recently. It is the male of a nesting pair. The female was not visible at the time, it was sitting on eggs in a nest hole … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Bola Creek – 6 July 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave suggested another visit to Bola Creek in Royal National Park to see how the fungi was going. It sounded like a good idea. Around the picnic area, we did not find a lot out. We did find plenty … Continue reading →

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More Ferndale Park Fungi and Lane Cove River Ospreys – 5 July 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another interesting day looking for fungi at Ferndale Park at Chatswood and then continuing down Swaines Creek to the Lane Cove River and some more photography of Ospreys. It was really the repeat of a trip I had … Continue reading →

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The Emerald Pool Loop and Ironbark Falls – 4 July 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was back from Tasmania and Bob was keen on a mid-week bushwalk. The weather forecast was not looking too good – showers. So we decided not to go up the mountains, and instead chose to visit a place neither … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 3 July 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. It is one of the places I have been visiting regularly, but it had been fairly dry in the lower Blue Mountains compared to … Continue reading →

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Fungi Along the Lane Cove Valley – 2 July 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

Here is a selection of fungi that I found along the Lane Cove Valley – on a walk from Thornleigh to Macquarie Park. I followed the Great North Walk track from Thornleigh Oval as far as the De burghs Bridge, … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 1 July 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an amazing day of bird photography in the Northern beaches area. The main bird I photographed were Eastern Ospreys. I caught a B-line bus to Warriewood and walked to one of the sporting fields near Narrabeen Lagoon where … Continue reading →

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Moffitt Celebration Day – 30 June 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was able to attend a celebration day at Lithgow organised by Janine Kitson for the Gardens of Stone Alliance and the Colong Foundation to pay tribute to the life and work of Vern and Joyce Moffitt. The Moffitts were … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 29 June 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting afternoon at Barton Park photographing the birdlife. It was a good day for raptors. I cycled there, and first visited the Landing Lights Wetland. It was quiet. The quietest I have ever seen it. No ducks, … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 28 June 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting day at Bola Creek in Royal National Park with Digi Dave looking for and photographing fungi. A reasonable amount was out. Not as much as I had been hoping for – since the area had had … Continue reading →

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