Category Archives: Nature

Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 19 May 2019

On recent trips to Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, I had observed on some occasions a pair of Black-Shouldered Kites. Checking past visits I had seen these birds only in the afternoon. I was on the lookout for them … Continue reading

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Oatley Park – 17 May 2019

Digi Dave and myself visited Oatley Park for a day of Nature photography. We wandered around the lookouts and the wetlands of Lime Kiln Bay, and followed the tracks photographing birds, flowers and other interesting things. Early during our visit, … Continue reading

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Birds at Warriewood Wetlands – 14 May 2019

I travelled up to the Northern Beaches to visit Warriewood Wetlands and the adjoining Irrawong Reserve to look for and photograph birds. I didn’t have too much success spotting unusual birds on this visit. I got off the B-line us … Continue reading

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Back to Bushells Lagoon – 13 May 2019

My previous visit to Bushells Lagoon at Wilberforce had only been a morning visit – and it had provided many opportunities to observe and photograph birds. I was keen to make a second visit to continue what I had been … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland National Park – 12 May 2019

I hadn’t been to Malabar Headland National Park for a while and thought it was time for another visit. It was not the most productive day it terms of photography however. I didn’t see any passing whales and not that … Continue reading

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Birds and Fungi at Sydney Olympic Park – 11 May 2019

The Sydney Fungal Studies Group were doing their second fungal survey at Sydney Olympic Park. The first one had been quite successful and was at the Newington Armory. This second one was at the Wentworth Common. At Wentworth Common, we … Continue reading

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Birds at Bushells Lagoon and Pitt Two Lagoon – 8 May 2019

I had wanted to visit some of the wetlands near Windsor for a while now. The logistics of getting there via public transport was not too difficult – train to Windsor, and from there I could cycle to the locations. … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands and Barton Park – 6 May 2019

I had an interesting day in my local area taking photos of birds. I spent about two hours at Tempe Wetlands (and Tempe Reserve) in the morning. I was looking out for honeyeaters, but things were a bit quiet. Perhaps … Continue reading

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Birds in the Eastern Suburbs – 2 May 2019

I spent an interesting day in the Eastern Suburbs photographing birds. I started at Centennial Park and then in the afternoon headed out to Dover Heights and walked along the Coastal Track to Watsons Bay. At Centennial Park, a lot … Continue reading

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Nature at Oatley Park – 28 April 2019

I spent a nice day at Oatley Park. My main aim was to try and find the Collared Sparrowhawk that had been seen in the area. I did see it, but had no luck photographing it.  But quite a few … Continue reading

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