Author Archives: Dave Noble

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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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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