Author Archives: Dave Noble

Photographing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had previously photographed Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as an early morning object. It was then quite bright. It had now been around the Sun and was visible as an evening object. I had looked a few nights earlier and … Continue reading →

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – Update – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I visited some of the local Tawny Frogmouths during the afternoon. I stared at Morton Park on Canterbury Road. I spotted both adult Tawny Frogmouths perched close to each other in a tree. Previously, I had seen on on a … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I met up with Sue and we spent an enjoyable morning at Sydney Park wandering around looking for birds. We spotted a wide range of interesting birds during our visit. Here are some that we saw –

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Taronga Zoo – 14 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue for an excellent day visiting Taronga Park Zoo. Here are some of the animals we saw –

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Birds at Warriewood – 13 October 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the Northern Beaches, with the intention of first having a look at some sites at Warriewood, then spending the rest of the day at Long Reef. But there was enough to keep me busy at … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 12 October 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Dave Noble

After the Tempe Bird Survey, and then morning tea, I caught a bus up the Princes Highway to Sydney Park for some more bird photography. Here are some of the birds I saw. The highlight was this Bailon’s Crake –

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands – 12 October 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined there Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey, and this month I was in the group surveying at the wetlands. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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An Aurora in Sydney? – 11 October 2024

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Dave Noble

On the previous evening, I had an alert appear on my phone saying an Aurora Australis may be visible in your location. I checked the app and saw that the level was not that high, and the map indicated that … Continue reading →

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Visit to Nurragingy Reserve – 11 October 2024

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Dave Noble

Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside is one of the places I like to visit regularly, but it had been a while since my last visit. So I thought it about time to see what was there. I had a very good … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo Creek Walk – 10 October 2024

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had never walked down the lower section of Kangaroo Creek in Royal National Park. I am talking about the section below The Olympic Pool to where water banks up from Audley Weir. I had suggested it as place to … Continue reading →

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