Author Archives: Dave Noble

Feeding Time – Cooks River Birds – 5 November 2015

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Dave Noble

It was interesting wandering along the Cooks River looking at the birdlife. I first noticed a white faced heron that had caught a small fish and then quickly ate it. I then went to the Cup and Saucer Creek wetland … Continue reading →

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Local Stinkhorns – Cooks River and Dulwich Hill – 5 November 2015

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Dave Noble

During the past few weeks, rain has encouraged the fruiting of a lot of stinkhorns in my local area. Most abundant, in a park at Dulwich Hill are a huge number of Aseroe rubra or the Anemone Stinkhorn. These interesting fungi emerge … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Creek – a Wet Walk – 3 November 2015

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get out of the city, despite a forecast for showers. Checking the forecast carefully, it seemed that the highest probability for rain was in the afternoon, so I thought that at least I would get in … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – Second Visit – 2 November 2015

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dave Noble

The condition on this visit were very different to my first visit. On the earlier visit I had arrived at dawn and the skies were overcast. Nice moody lighting. There were lots of people around at that time – joggers, … Continue reading →

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Sculpture At The Sea – Eagle Rock at Curracurrong in Royal National Park

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Dave Noble

I went on another walk in Royal National Park – along the Coastal Track between Otford and Bundeena. This trip – I was hoping to spend some time at Curracurrong and photograph the spectacular Eagle Rock and the nearby cliffs … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – Tamarama to Bondi – 28 October 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Dave Noble

I headed to Tamarama in time for the dawn in order to take some photos of Sculpture By The Sea. The forecast was for cloud till noon, and this turned out to be correct. There was little sun in the … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Canyoning – 25 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dave Noble

We had camped at Victoria Falls Lookout at Mt Victoria. Although there were quite a few cars in the carpark, we had the campground at the lookout to ourselves. There are good views at the lookout of the Grose Valley … Continue reading →

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Nature Walk – Hat Hill – 24 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised a weekend in the Blue Mountains. We spent the first day on a nature walk along the ridge from Hat Hill to Bald Head at Blackheath. Hat Hill is just off Hat Hill Road, which is the … Continue reading →

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Menai Nature Walk – 23 October 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave had organised a nature walk around parts of the greater Menai area. On our excursion, we were lucky to be guided by Dave’s sister, Pam, her husband Greg, and their friend Lloyd, a local expert from the Menai … Continue reading →

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Balls Head – 21 October 2015

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dave Noble

The forecast was for possible thunderstorms in the Sydney area, so I went out to Balls Head in the afternoon for some photography. Well – when I arrived it didn’t look to stormy.  So I checked the weather radar. Hmm… … Continue reading →

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