Author Archives: Dave Noble

Strattons Amphitheatre Walk – 6 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

Strattons Amphitheatre is a cave, in the Springwood area, possibly an aboriginal site, that has some old graffiti on one of its walls. As well as the cave, there is also a waterfall, and the creek there flows in a … Continue reading →

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Walk to the Deer Pool and Little Marley Beach – 5 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, and we certainly had some rain on the walk – but it was quite a pleasant outing. This was a walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. With the adverse … Continue reading →

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Trying the New North West Metro – 4 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, so after attending to some business in the city, I thought I would try to the new North West Metro. So I caught a train to Chatswood and then boarded the metro. The vehicle is … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 3 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had a very pleasant and interesting day at the Northern beaches photographing birds. I started by catching the B-Line Bus to Warriewood, and walking out to the Wetlands and then through Irrawong Reserve to Irrawong Falls and then back. … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo Vist – 2 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another very pleasant day at the Zoo. This time I was joined by Digi Dave. We started by visiting the Tiger enclosure, but the adults and cubs were all asleep so we decided to go back later. We … Continue reading →

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Mid Mountains Heritage Walk – 30 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were heading up the mountains to go to a similar area that we had visited twice before in recent weeks. On those occasions we had looked for aboriginal sites without any luck. This time we had done … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds, Whales and Dolphins – 29 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a quite relaxing day visiting Malabar Headland National Park. It is now the whale watching season and I was hoping for a few whales. I was also on the lookout for raptors and honeyeaters. It was a sunny, … Continue reading →

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Vivid – Visit on 28 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Vivid – the Sydney Light Festival on the evening of 28 May 2019. My main aim was to get a series of still of the Opera House and Museum of Contemporary Art for to use … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 28 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Tempe Wetlands. Looking back through my photos from the same period last year, I had photographed a lot of honeyeaters there. So I made another visit. Things, however were fairly quiet. … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Warriewood – 27 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

A windy day was forecast, so I thought that if I wanted to go outdoors, then somewhere sheltered could be good, so I chose another visit to the Warriewood Wetlands. My visit was very similar to my previous one visiting … Continue reading →

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