Category Archives: Nature

Birds and Flowers at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens – 26 September 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave suggested a trip to visit the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mt Annan. He had to pick up some equipment nearby, and thought a visit to the gardens would be nice. It was. The flowers were magnificent and there … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin Walk – 25 September 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dave Noble

I joined another National Parks Association walk, again led by Brian Everingham, this time to Wentworth Falls. The plan was to walk down the Chrales Darwin track to the falls then do a bit more walking – but that last … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 24 September 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dave Noble

After going the NPA for a morning trip at Tempe, caught a bus to Barton Park and spent the afternoon wandering around looking at the birdlife. There were many nice birds around, but my particular focus was the juvenile Black-shouldered … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 24 September 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable morning in the Tempe area with Brian Everingham and others (Valerie, Sue, Jan and Helen) from the National Parks Association. We met at Wolli Creek station and then walked over to Cahill Reserve on the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Malabar Headland – 23 September 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another very nice day spent out in Malabar Headland National Park photographing the birds. On the way out, I stopped to photograph some New Holland Honeyeaters –

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Cycling and Bird Photography at Sydney Olympic Park – 22 September 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant day spent with friends John and Chuin Nee and their young sons Jasper and Seby riding around the cycle tracks at the Sydney Olympic Parklands. I rode there along the Cooks River Cycleway, and on … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 21 September 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Dave Noble

Another pleasant day spent in my local area recording the birdlife.   I started by cycling down to the Cooks River and then riding along the cycleway to see what was about. On the mudflats I spotted this Great Egret … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 19 September 2019

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast was for showers, but I was keen to get outdoors, so after consulting the weather radar, I jumped on a train to Doonside and then spent a pleasant day at Nurragingy Reserve. It did rain, quite heavily, … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 16 September 2019

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

With rain forecast for most of the week, it looked like Monday would be the most reasonable day to get out, so I headed back to Malabar Headland National Park for some more bird photography. And it turned out to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 15 September 2019

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Bicentennial Park to photograph the birds there. I was hoping some of the migratory vistas may be present, but only spotted one bird. But, as usual the resident birds were nice. On this visit I … Continue reading →

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