Category Archives: Wildflowers

Out and About at Oatley Park – 14 September 2018

I spent an enjoyable day wandering around Oatley Park with Digi Dave. We photographed mainly birds and a few orchids. We were on the lookout for a Osprey nest, that we heard could be seen from one of the lookouts. … Continue reading →

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More Birds and Flowers at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park – 12 September 2018

I spent another delightful day along the Chiltern Trail in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park photographing the birds and wildflowers. Here are some of the highlights of my visit. First, some wildflowers – 

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park – Birds and Flowers – 28 August 2018

This was another delightful day spent along the Chiltern Trail, at Ingleside in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. I made the visit with the aim of photographing the birdlife, but there was also a magnificent display of wildflowers. As usual, I … Continue reading →

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Blue Fish Point on North Head – 5 August 2018

I had recently made a few trips to the area near South Head and to Malabar Headland, and seen quite a few raptors, so thought a trip to Blue Fish Point on North Head may be a good place to … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 4 August 2018

Having nothing better to do on a Saturday, I headed down to Oatley Park with my camera. It had been a while since I had visited the area. I walked there from Mortdale Station and entered the area via Lime … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 11 July 2018

This was an opportunity to catch up with an old friend – Don, and his daughter Elata and her cousin Elena for a nice walk down Birdwood Gully at Springwood. We were looking for fungi – but not a lot … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek – Fungi, and The Kingfisher Pool – 25 June 2018

I headed down to Bola Creek in Royal National Park with Digi Dave to look for and photograph any fungi that was out. We spent the morning in the Bola Creek area, then later, in the afternoon headed back to … Continue reading →

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North Head Walk – 18 May 2018

This was another walk with the National Parks Association of NSW organised by Brian Everingham. This time in the party were Brian, Sue, Esther, Lydia, Ron, Sue 2, Sue 3, James, Gary and myself. Some of us met up on the … Continue reading →

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Dharawal Nature Reserve Walk – 6 April 2018

This was a pleasant walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. As well as Brian, there were Allen, Ken, Suzanne, Esther, Gary, Bob, Derek and myself on  the walk. We first did the short walk … Continue reading →

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Fungi in the Lane Cove Valley – 30 March 2018

On Good Friday, I completed a nice walk down the Lane Cove Valley from Thornleigh to Porters Creek (and then to to Macquarie Park). I was looking for fungi and orchids. There was a fair bit of fungi out at … Continue reading →

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