Category Archives: Sydney

Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 22 April 2020

My choice for an exercise venue was Nurragungy Reserve at Doonside. This tune out to be good – I travelled there on nearly empty trains and there was plenty of room for walking around without seeing too many other people … Continue reading →

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Walk at Oatley Park – 21 April 2020

My exercise this day was a long walk around Oatley Park. It was a pleasant day, perhaps bit warm. I carried my camera and photographed some of the birds I saw. It was fairly quite for birdlife during my visit, … Continue reading →

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Walk at Tempe and Barton Park – 20 April 2020

For my exercise I caught a bus to Tempe then did a walk visiting the Tempe Wetlands, then the wastelands near the Golf Firing Range and Container Terminal, then around Tempe Reserve. Then another short bus trip to Barton Park … Continue reading →

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Homebush Bay Ride – 18 April 2020

I decided to ride out to Homebush Bay again. This  is a nice ride, virtually all on cycleways, and there is a lot to see along the way. It was once a very regular ride that I would do. I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 17 April 2020

I did a nice exercise bike ride – along the Cooks River Cycleway to Tempe, then along he cycleway to Barton Park with a photoshop, then out and around Muddy Creek to Botany Bay, a visit to the Fish and … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – 14 April 2020

This was another exercise walk – along the Lane Cove River from Thornleigh to Browns Waterhole (and a bit beyond), and then out to Eastwood via Terrys Creek. Along the way I found a fair bit of fungi out. Here … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 12 April 2020

I went to Ferndale Park at Chatswood for my exercise break. This enabled me to have good walk in bushland, and also look for any fungi that was out. The area was starting to dry out, so more rain is … Continue reading →

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Wolli Ck Walk – 11 April 2020

This was another exercise walk along Wolli Ck. This time I caught a bus to Earlwood and walked down through Girrahween Park, then I headed upstream mon the Two Valleys Track to the Illoura clearing, before returning back to Girrahween … Continue reading →

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Homebush Bay Ride – 9 April 2020

This was another exercise bike ride out along the Cooks River Cycleway to Homebush Bay. I stopped on the way to photograph some fungi – in particular some stinkhorns. Here are three species –

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Cooks River Walk – 8 April 2020

My exercise walk was a short walk down to the Cooks River and then a short loop before returning home. Lots of people were also out exercising, and it was good to bump into friends Cindy (and her daughter and … Continue reading →

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