Author Archives: Dave Noble

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

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

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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Wolli Ck Fungi – 10 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I made a short afternoon trip to see how the fungi was going at Wolli Creek Regional Park. I only checked a few areas, and was disappointed to see not very much interesting fungi out. Gloioxanthomyces chromolimoneus Gliophorus graminicolor

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Greenway Bird Survey – 10 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the monthly survey of birds along the Hawthorne Canal section of The Greenway. As usual we started at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station.

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Fungi at The Lane Cove River and Ferndale Park – 9 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, I headed home and swapped cameras and lenses and headed to the Lane Cove River to check on the status of the Parrot Waxcaps again. After that, if there was time. I planned to pop … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 9 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was up early, and walked down to the Cooks River to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey. This month, the survey was the upstream loop, starting from the Lang Street Bridge. Before setting out, we saw a … Continue reading →

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