Author Archives: Dave Noble

East Hills to Padstow Walk – 22 November 2015

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Dave Noble

I got the idea for this walk, and downloaded walks notes from the Wild Walks Website. I had not walked in this area before and this particular walk seemed the longest one on the website for that area. It was easy … Continue reading →

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Fortress Creek Canyon – 19 November 2015

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

Fortress Creek Canyon is not one of the more spectacular canyons in the Blue Mountains, but it is quite nice and it is very accessible, being a short walk from the Mt Hay Road out from Leura. It had been … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo Visit – 18 November 2015

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

Another enjoyable day at the zoo. This time it was quite a hot day. Not so many visitors and a lot of sleeping animals. The zoo is a good place to practice your photography. It is challenging to photograph the animals … Continue reading →

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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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