Category Archives: Nature

Birds at Bicentennial Park – 31 August 2019

I spent a full and interesting day wandering around the ponds and foreshore at Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay photographing the birds. Here are some of my photos –

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Photographing Powerful Owls and Owlets 21 – 28 August 2019

On a previous visit to Bob’s house at Cheltenham, one of his neighbours, Steve, had taken me down to see the nesting site of a pair of Powerful Owls. I now had another chance to visit – Bob and told … Continue reading

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Birds of the Lane Cove Valley – 27 August 2019

I had travelled up to Cheltenham to see a pair of newly fledged Powerful Owlets. I met my friend Bob, who lives close to where the Powerful Owls have their nest, and we walked the short distance into the bush … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe – 26 August 2019

I spent a morning at Tempe, wandering around the Tempe Wetlands and the wastelands nearby, then around Tempe Reserve, and back through the Wetlands before heading home for lunch. It started off fairly quiet, but as the morning proceeded, more … Continue reading

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Birds in Sydney – Centennial Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens – 13 August 2019

Another interesting day of bird photography. I started off at Centennial Park. One of the key birds I wanted to photograph there was the Powerful Owl. I had taken nice photo of it on my previous visit. But on the … Continue reading

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More Peregrine Falcon Photography at Malabar Headland – 8 August 2019

It was time to make another visit to Malabar Headland National Park. My main aim was to try and photograph the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons that are currently nesting on the headland. It was a reasonable visit. One of … Continue reading

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Curra Moors Walk – 7 August 2019

I joined Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association of NSW on a walk through the Curra Moors of Royal National Park. August is a good time to visit the park for the wildflowers, and indeed on this … Continue reading

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Bushcare at Barrenjoey – 3 August 2019

The bushcare group that I am in spent a morning weeding at Barrenjoey Headland. This is one of the regular places that we work at. After meeting up at the carpark near Pittwater Road, we then headed to the NPWS … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Park – 2 August 2019

I like to photograph the birds at local venues – areas near where I live. It is always interesting to see what birds are there, and also challenging to see if you can spot rarer and more exotic birds that … Continue reading

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Photographing Birds at the Northern Beaches – 1 August 2019

I spent a full and very pleasant day at the Northern Beaches area photographing birds. I travelled up by the B-line bus and then used local buses to move from site to site. My first stop was at a sporting … Continue reading

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