Author Archives: Dave Noble

Bushcare (and Nature) at Barrenjoey – 8 May 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was one of our regular bush care days at Barrenjoey. This time we walked around the headland and weeded on the far side. We were mainly removing Bitou Bush and Asparagus Fern. But we were also lucky on the … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Mill Creek – 7 May 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc, held at Mill Creek on the Hawkesbury River. It was a popular place on the day with campers, a bird watching group, a didgeridoo player  and many … Continue reading →

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Fagus and Fungi in Tasmania – 21 April – 5 May 2016

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

It is delightful to spend the best part of two weeks in the wilds of Tasmania on a fairly relaxing trip. I travelled down to Hobart and then caught a bus to Lake St Clair. My plan was to walk … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 19 April 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another walk from Bexley North to Tempe along the Two Valleys Track to check out how the fungi was going. It had been raining overnight and it rained on the first part of my walk. I think I … Continue reading →

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More Bird Photos from the Cooks River – 18 April 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself had met up and headed down to the Cooks River for some bird photography. We started off at the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetland, but there were quite a few cormorants on the boom in the … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek – Fungi – 16 April 2016

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

This visit to Bola Creek was a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. With a lot of members and visitors present we were able to find some very interesting fungi. The previous Saturday, and also been … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 15 April 2016

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another of my regular trips to Sassafras Gully to record what fungi was out. My previous visit was about two weeks earlier, and that hadn’t been dry good – the fungi out then was quite limited. Since then, there … Continue reading →

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Taronga Park Zoo Visit – 13 April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

Another visit to the zoo. This time I went with Chuin Nee, Ruth and Nikki. We were accompanied by quite a few toddlers – Jasper, Tas, Joey and Maggie. We started off at the Seal Show and after that looked … Continue reading →

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Another Look at Wolli Creek Fungi – 12 April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

I went back to Wolli Creek for another look, particularly to see the Hygrocybes again. As it turned out – there was very little change to the red Hygrocybes – some had been partly eaten by animals, but there had … Continue reading →

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Two Fungi Forays to Wolli Creek – 9 & 10 April 2016

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Saturday 9th April was a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. The group met at Girrawheen Park and then split into two subgroups. I was in the smaller group that headed upstream to look between Bardwell … Continue reading →

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