Author Archives: Dave Noble

A Look at Sydney Park – 17 November 2015

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

I had a recent look at Sydney Park near St Peters. Its come a long way over the years and is a really nice park. Here are a few photos I took – 

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Vale – John Davis

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

It was a very bad accident. John Davis was travelling back from a coal mine protest in the helicopter of Richard Green and his wife. For some reason, on their way back to Sydney the helicopter crashed in the Wattagan … Continue reading →

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Barrenjoey Bushcare – 15 November 2015

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

I joined Enmoore, Stu, Wendy, Martin, Steffy, Su Li, Brent, Jude (NPWS), George and a number of others for a morning of bush regeneration at Barrenjoey. Because of recent rain, and the threat of rain on the day we weeded … Continue reading →

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Nature at Tempe Wetlands – 14 November 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos in the morning on Saturday for their monthly bird surveys at the Tempe Wetlands and the nearby park. We spotted and recorded a lot of birds despite some wet weather. After the bird surveying ended, … Continue reading →

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Balls Head Storm Chasing – 13 November 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Dave Noble

This visit I had better luck with thunderstorms. I spent a couple of hours at Balls Head on a thundery afternoon. When I arrived – a thunderstorm had just passed over – and was now just above the city. But … Continue reading →

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The Poor Pelican! – Cooks River Birds – 9 November 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Dave Noble

I went for a bike ride along the Cooks River taking my camera with me to see if any interesting birdlife was out and about. First I went to the Tempe Wetlands for a quick look then rode along the … Continue reading →

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Maitland Bay Walk – 12 November 2015

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

Keith had organised this walk for Chris and myself. Also on the walk was Keith’s wife Rose.  We all used to regularly walk together back in the 1970’s and we had shared many great adventures in the bush. We made … Continue reading →

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Fungi Time Lapse

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

I have recently been experimenting with some time lapse movies of Aseroe rubra stinkhorns emerging from their eggs. I have not observed them emerging before and didn’t know how long they take to start emerging, and then once they do … Continue reading →

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Orang Utan Pass – Blue Gum Forest Walk – 11 November 2015

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dave Noble

I headed up the mountains with Bob. He was keen to visit Orang Utan Pass. This is a pass of historic interest. It goes down into the Grose Valley at Surveyors Creek and near Clarke Head. It was used by Tim … Continue reading →

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Mermaids Pool and Tahmoor Canyon – 8 November 2015

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Dave Noble

Earlier on my blog, I put a short post about a new video I had seen that highlighted the many beauties of the Tahmoor Gorge in the Southern Highlands. Recently, on social media, there was a posting asking concerned people … Continue reading →

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