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Birds at Sydney Park – 12 August 2024

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Dave Noble

A Pacific Baza had recently been observed at Sydney Park, so I made a visit to see if I could find it. I had seen one there back in 2022, and they do not often visit the Inner West. I … Continue reading →

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 10 August 2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. This month I was in the group surveying the wetlands. It was reasonably quiet with not that many birds seen. The highlight was perhaps spotting this Australasian Grebe in one of … Continue reading →

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Mt Jellore Walk – 9 August 2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

Not long ago, Bob and myself competed a walk to Ahearn Lookout, just above the Nattai River. On that walk, we had looked at Mt Jellore – a prominent peak to the south, and thought it worth climbing. Over the … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Long Reef – 8 August 2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

Lately, Long Reef has provided the best opportunities for bird photography of the type I like doing (shooting raptors in flight), so I made another trip there with my camera. Again, I had some good birds there – four Osprey, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 7 August 2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

This was a morning trip to Barton Park to photograph birds. I arrived fairly early, around 8 am, but things turned out to be relatively quiet while I was there. Here are some birds – Welcome Swallows

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Cooks River Birds – 6 August 2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

This was a fairly short trip – along the Cooks River between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park looking for birds to photograph. I was looking for Tawny Frogmouths and Sacred Kingfishers, but I didn’t spot any. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef and the Sea Cliffs – 5 August 2024

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

My previous trip to Long Reef had been ver good for photographing the local Ospreys despite very bad weather – particularly the strong cold wind. This time the weather forecast was better, but it looked like it might be a … Continue reading →

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A Day at Oatley Park – 4 August 2024

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised a picnic day at Oatley Park and invited a group of friends along to share food, and then enjoy the park. Along for the picnic day were Wendy, Martin and Steffy, Digi Dave, Keith, Don, John and … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 3 August 2024

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Dave Noble

The Greenway Bird Survey had been on in the early morning. After lunch I decided to visit Barton Park for some more bird photography. It turned out to be relatively quiet. Here are some of the birds I saw, mainly … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 2 August 2024

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Dave Noble

The Greenway Bird Survey was on. It was not the normal Saturday morning for the Dulwich Hill section of the Greenway – it had been postponed  a week due to bad weather. This proved to be worthwhile as we enjoyed … Continue reading →

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