Author Archives: Dave Noble

Birds at Barton Park – 23 July 2024

Barton Park, which includes the Landing Lights Wetland, has been one of my regular local venues for bird photography, but I had not been there since mid April. Probably due to the fungi season. So I made my way there … Continue reading

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Royal National Park Orchid Walk – 22 July 2024

This was another walk led by Brian Everingham with the National Parks Association of NSW. We visited three areas of Royal National Park to look for orchids. The Forest Path We walked down a short section of the Forest Path … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 21 July 2024

I was heading to a nice luncheon at Earlwood. It was at a townhouse near Waterworth Park, so I walked there along the Cooks River with enough time to look for and photograph some birds. Here are some birds I … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Fungal Field Study – 20 July 2024

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, together with Wolli Creek Preservation Society for a field study in Wolli Creek Regional Park. We had find, but cold weather on the day, but the less up period had been dry, so … Continue reading

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi, Orchids and Birds – 19 July 2024

I wanted to find out how the fungi was going at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Recently I have found the fungi very poor in Sydney and I was wondering how the moister gullies of the Blue Mountains were going. It … Continue reading

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Ahearn Lookout Walk – 16 July 2024

Bob and myself decided to do a walk out to Ahearn Lookout in Nattai National Park. Neither of us had been to the lookout before, and it has been on my “to do” list for a fair while. So we … Continue reading

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Thin Ice VR at the Australian Museum – 15 July 2024

Gary had invited a group of us to join him to see the Thin Ice VR at the Australian Museum. In the group was Gary, Sue, Valerie, Suzanne and myself. We had all booked in to the 10:45 am session. … Continue reading

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 13 July 2024

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. This month I was in the group surveying the wetlands. At the Wetlands, it was a relatively quiet morning. In particular we did not see a lot of the little birds … Continue reading

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Porters Pass Walk 12 July 2024

Bob and myself decided to do a walk around the Porters Pass – Colliers Causeway circuit at Blackheath. We had a cool day and it was mainly overcast. After the walk, we finished fairly early so we visited two historic … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 11 July 2024

Sue and myself decided to visit Malabar Headland to see how the Peregrine Falcons were going, and also to look for whales. We met at Maroubra Beach at 9:30 and then slowly walked out into the National Park. Early on … Continue reading

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