Author Archives: Dave Noble

Fungi at Ferndale Park and Ospreys on the Lane Cove River – 27 June 2019

I had an interesting day in the Lane Cove Valley. I started out at Ferndale Park at Chatswood, where I checked out the fungi. Then I continued down the track along Swaines Creek to the Lane Cove River and then … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds and Whales – 26 June 2019

I spent a very pleasant day out at Malabar Headland National Park. It is whale watching season, and I ddi see quite a few whales. I also saw that both Peregrine Falcons were around – it must be their breeding … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Wolli Ck – 25 June 2019

Back from Tasmania, I was keen to check out the local fungi. It seems there had been some rain while I away. My first visit was to Wolli Ck. On this visit I caught a bus to Earlwood, walked down … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Birds Near Ulverstone 9 – 23 June 2019

While I was visiting my sister and brother in law, I took the opportunity to photograph some of the local birdlife. Many of these birds were photographed in their yard, others were photographed on the coast near their place at … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – The Overland Track 15 – 20 June 2019

I was pleased to be able to join my sister Alicson, for a walk along The Overland Track. Her husband, Shane, was originally coming along as well, but a knee injury not long before the walk, meant he would be … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Fungi and Waterfalls at Castra Falls Scenic Preserve – 13 June 2019

This was perhaps the best day of fungi hunting that I went on in Tasmania. It was to a place – Castra Falls, near Preston, that I had not been to before. I was accompanied by my sister and brother … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Fungi at Dooleys Hill – 12 June 2019

Still more bad weather in Tasmania preventing us from heading to the mountains. On this day, I made a short visit with my sister to Dooelys Hill at Latrobe. We managed to find a fair bit of fungi before rain … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Fungi at Philosophers Falls – 11 June 2019

Philosophers Falls, near Waratah, in the Tarkine, is an excellent place for observing fungi. We found a lot of fungi out, and we found our time used up and we didn’t even make the falls this time. Here is some … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Fungi at Ferndene – 10 June 2019

I had been invited to visit my sister and her husband in Tasmania for some bushwalking. While waiting for some bad weather to finish we did a number of short trips near where they live at West Ulverstone. The first … Continue reading →

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Vale – Tony Norman

I was very saddened to hear of the recent passing of an old bushwalking friend, Tony Norman. He perhaps should be addressed as Dr Anthony Norman. But to his bushwalking mates, and probably many other of his friends, he was … Continue reading →

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