Category Archives: Sydney

Birds at Wolli Creek – 15 January 2026

I made a short trip to part of Wolli Creek Regional Park to photograph the nesting pair of Sacred Kingfishers and also any other birds nearby. I waited at the nest area for a while, and this one turned up … Continue reading

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Birds at Taren Point – 14 January 2026

Bushwalking friend Elaine had organised catch up brunch at Engadine. After a great feast, most of the party (Valerie, Brian, Elaine and myself)  headed off to the shore of Botany Bay neat Taren Point to see what birds were around. … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 2 January 2026

I visited Malabar Headland with Valerie and Sue, and we later met up with Alana for a good day out on the sea cliffs. Early on, we spotted a Nankeen Kestrel –

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More Wolli Creek Birds – 31 December 2025

I made another trip to visit some of the birds in Wolli Creek Regional Park. Here are some photos –

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Nurragingy Reserve – 30 December 2025

I visited Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside with Valerie. We had quite a good day, but did not see as many birds as we were hoping. Here are some photos – Turtles

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Wolli Creek Birds – 28 December 2025

I visited Wolli Creek Regional Park to photograph birds. I stayed mainly near the Bray Avenue Wetlands and Paperbark Creek. I could hear quite a few birds around Paperbark Creek, but none came out of the scrub for photos, so … Continue reading

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Art Gallery of NSW – Mueck Exhibition – 18 December 2025

I joined Sue, Valerie and Hermoine in attending the very interesting exhibition of artworks by Australian artist Ron Mueck at the Art Gallery of NSW. Ron Mueck specialises in ultra realistic depictions of human subjects. However, the artworks are not … Continue reading

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Greenway Opening – 14 December 2025

I walked over to attend the opening of the Greenway Cycleway and Walkway at Johnston Park near the Arlington Light Rail Station. It was fantastic to see this project finally completed. Back in 2011, on this blog, I wrote about … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 10 December 2025

Another excursion to Malabar Headland with Valerie and Sue. It had been a while since I had been to the headland and I was keen to see some Peregrine Falcon chicks. Our friend Alana, who lives near the Headland and … Continue reading

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Back to the Sea Cliffs of Kurnell – 8 December 2025

A few weeks earlier, I had been on a visit to these sea cliffs with Sue and Valerie. We had been lucky, spotting an Osprey, a nesting pair of Kestrels and a family of Peregrine Falcons with three chicks almost … Continue reading

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