Category Archives: Sydney

More Fungi Near Chatswood – 15 June 2021

Recent rain and cold weather meant it was a good time to look for waxcaps. I headed up to Chatswood and then walked down to Ferndale Park. The fungi was better then I had hoped for – a lot was … Continue reading →

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More Raptors at the Northern Beaches – 11 June 2021

I spent another interesting day photographing the raptors on the Northern Beaches. Like the previous trip, I visited a number of sites – ending up at Long Reef. First at the sea cliffs, I was on the lookout for Peregrine … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Heritage Walk – 10 June 2021

A wet day was forecast for Sydney, and snow was forecast for the mountains. I met up with Bob for our weekly bushwalk, and we contemplated travelling to the Blue Mountains to see the snow, but ended up deciding on … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 9 June 2021

Another day, another bird survey. This time with the Inner West Environment Group for their monthly  survey along the Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne. The meeting place is the platform at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station and after looking … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks Bird Survey – 8 June 2021

I got up early in the morning and walked down to the Cooks River at the Lang Street Bridge to take part in the monthly bird survey with the Mudlarks. It was a cold morning, but we still spotted a … Continue reading →

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More Birds on the Northern Beaches – 7 June 2021

I was pleased with my trip of a few days earlier when I had seen a lot of Ospreys seeming to catch plenty of fish from the sea at Long Reef. I was now after action photos of them diving … Continue reading →

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Bird Photography at Long Reef – 4 June 2021

It had been a while since I had visited the Northern Beaches, and I was also keen to look for raptors and whales. My recent visits to Malabar Headland had been relatively quiet, so I thought it about time to … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 31 May 2021

I had been on a lot of fungi trips recently, and now conditions were starting to get a little dry, so I thought it time to do a bird and whale trip. Malabar Headland sounded like a good place to … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Wolli Creek Regional Park – 29 May 2021

Wolli Ck is in my local area and its a place I visit a lot for Nature walks. This time it was an organised fungal survey with the Sydney Fungal Study Group. It was also a joint activity with Wolli … Continue reading →

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More Fungi Near Chatswood – 28 May 2021

This was a repeat of the trip I had been on four days earlier. On that oaccasion, I had visited Ferndale Park, Blue Gum Reserve and he Lane Cove River on a bushwalk that linked them. That trip had been … Continue reading →

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