Author Archives: Dave Noble

100 Birds and Still Counting – 10 September 2016

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dave Noble

The local bird group – The Tempe Birdos has recently added a 100th bird to their bird list for birds seen at the Tempe Wetlands and Tempe Reserve. This is a fantastic achievement from a dedicated group of citizen scientists. … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 8 September 2016

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Dave Noble

After being sick at home for the best part of a week with a bad cold, it was pleasant to get out and enjoy some local nature. I headed down to the Cooks River area to photograph some local wildlife. … Continue reading →

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The Big Baird Wolf Strikes Again – A Sad Day for Local Wildlife and Trees

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

Today – The 7th September is supposed to be “Threatened Species Day”. How sad then that it has been marked by the destruction of a local forest area, an area that was one of the few remaining remnants of critically endangered Cooks … Continue reading →

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Wild Blue Mountains Calendar 2017

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

Ian Brown’s Wild Blue Mountains Calendar for 2017 is now available. Ian is a Blue Mountains based nature photographer, and once again has taken a very nice series of photographs which he has published in his calendar. Copies can be ordered … Continue reading →

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New Book on Balls Pyramid

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

I have just finished reading a fine new book on the climbing history and other aspects of Balls Pyramid. The book is called “South Pacific Pinnacle – The Exploration of Balls Pyramid” and had been edited by Jim Smith with the … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo Visit – 1 September 2016

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since my last visit to the zoo. It was time to go again. Another reason for going was to see the newly arrived baby Langur – a Francois Langur or Leaf Monkey. These are an … Continue reading →

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The Rock 22 – 23 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

I can remember seeing The Rock quite a few times as a young child – on car trips with my parents. It was hard to miss as you travel on the road from Wagga Wagga to Albury. It is quite … Continue reading →

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Cocoparra National Park and Narrandera Wetlands and Forests 21 – 22 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

After our visit to the Pink Lakes, David Hufton and myself left Victoria and drove to Balranald, where we stopped for lunch and took advantage of those showers at the Discovery Centre that we had seen earlier. We then headed … Continue reading →

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The Pink Lakes 18 – 21 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

The next place we visited on the road trip with David Hufton was The Pink Lakes in NW Victoria. The lakes are situated in the large Murray Sunset National Park – but they are close to the edge of the park and … Continue reading →

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Visit to Lake Mungo National Park 15 – 18 August 2016

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was the main place David Hufton and myself wanted to visit on our road trip. We had continued on our way along the Sturt Highway via Hay to Balranald. There we called into the Discovery Centre – which is not … Continue reading →

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