Category Archives: Wildflowers

Cape Baily Walk – 12 October 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a walk in Kamay-Botany Bay National Park. I had walked there about this time last year and had seen a very good display of Flannel Flowers, and I was hoping they would be as good this … Continue reading →

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Climbing at Dural – 30 September 2023

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined my friends John and Chuin Nee and their two boys, Jasper and Sebastian for an afternoon of rock climbing at a crag at Dural. The crag was a short talk along afire road from the end of Quarry … Continue reading →

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Wattamolla to Marley Walk – 28 September 2023

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to undertake a walk in Royal National Park – heading out from Wattamolla, along the Coast Track to Little Marley, then walking around the loop along the Little Marley fire road. We also did a side … Continue reading →

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Visit to Oatley Park – 26 September 2023

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable morning wandering around Oatley Park. I wanted to see what orchids were about – and I did find a few, but not as many as I was hoping. But I also found a few birds to … Continue reading →

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Birds and Flowers – Australian Botanic Gardens Mt Annan – 25 September 2023

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had suggested a visit to the Botanic Gardens at Mt Annan to Valerie and Sue – as there seemed to be a lot of interesting birds seen there recently and also it was Spring – and so the flowers … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – Heritage Walk – 21 September 2023

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself completed a walk in Royal National Park where we visited a number of heritage sites. Two of them were Aboriginal art caves that we had some information about, but we also found an Aboriginal sharpening groove site, … Continue reading →

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Back to the Curra Moors – 18 November 2023

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had been on the circuit walk around the Curra Moors in Royal National Park about two weeks earlier. On that trip the wildflowers had been very good. But the flowers come and go as the season develops. So I … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 15 September 2023

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another pleasant day spent out on the Headland, but relatively quiet as far as the Peregrine Falcons where concerned. I was glad of Sue’s company on the visit. We also met up with Sam, a fellow bird photographer … Continue reading →

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Dharawal Walk – 11 September 2023

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham on a walk he led in Dharawal National Park and Dharawal Nature Reserve for the National Parks Association of NSW (and the Illawarra Plants Society) In the party was Brian, Sue, Vivienne, Deb, Ian, Philip, Lawrence, … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Heritage Walk – 7 September 2023

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were keen to head back to an area we visited two weeks before, where we had looked at a number of Aboriginal sites in the Northern Blue Mountains. On this trip, we went back to the same … Continue reading →

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