Category Archives: Sydney

Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 7 January 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent another nice day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside photographing some of the resident birds. It was warm weather with the possibility of rain, and I was not sure how many birds would be out and about. I think … Continue reading →

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Birds at Mt Annan and Camden – 5 January 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was keen to return to Mt Annan Botanic Gardens to see what birds were out, and was joined by Sue and Valerie. We had a pleasant day, but we didn’t see tooo many birds – it was perhaps a … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – 4 January 2021

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get outside and look for fungi after some good recent rain falls. I did want to head up to Sassafras Gully at Springwood, but the weather forecast was not the best, so I decided to do … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Whipple Truss – 3 January 2021

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

For many years, while travelling on the Inner West Rail Line between Lewisham and Summer Hill, I had noticed a “spare bridge” sitting low down next to the railway line on the south side. I wondered what it was doing … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Landing Lights Wetland Birds – 1 January 2021

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

Again the forecast was for rain, so another local trip. This time by bike. I cycled down to the Cooks River and then checked out the local Tawny Frogmouths and other birds. The rain held off, so I continued to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 26 December 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Dave Noble

It had a been a while since I had been to Sydney Olympic Park, so I decided to make a visit.  I caught a train to Strathfield North and then walked down to Mason Park Wetlands. After that I visited … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds Update – 22 December 2020

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Dave Noble

Thanks to JG who left a comment on my blog about a Black Swan and its cygnet that had turned up at the Boat Harbour earlier that day. I have never seem one along the Cooks River before. So on … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 22 December 2020

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day wandering around the tracks at Oatley Park. There was a lot to see plenty of birds, orchids and lots of Water Dragons. This visit, I walked from Oatley Station, and started off along the lower … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Great Conjunction – 17 December 2020

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

A Great Conjunction is soon approaching. A conjunction is when two objects in space appear close to each other. In other words their angular separation is small. An example could be if Venus and The Moon appear close to each … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 16 December 2020

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Dave Noble

I made a quick visit to Malabar Headland National Park this morning. I had checked the weather forecast the evening before and it looked like the morning would be fine and the afternoon wet. I should have checked the forecast … Continue reading →

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