Category Archives: Sydney

Birds at the Cooks River and Barton Park – 17 August 2019

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a day spent in my local area – cycling along the Cooks River Cycleway from Cup and Saucer Creek to Barton Park and then back home. I started, by looking for Tawny Frogmouths. I found one pair along … Continue reading →

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Coastal Walking – Maroubra to La Perouse – 16 August 2019

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Dave Noble

Su Li had a few days off work, so was keen on a mid-week walk. I put forward a number of suggestions and we ended up deciding on a walk along to coast from Maroubra to La Perouse. I have … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Malabar Headland – 14 August 2019

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Dave Noble

After taking part in the Greenway bird survey, I caught the Light Rail to Central and then a bus to Maroubra Beach and set off for Malabar Headland. This was a fairly quiet trip compared to previous visits. I did … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 14 August 2019

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Dave Noble

Earlier in the month I had joined a local bird group for a survey of the birds along part of the Greenway at Dulwich Hill. This morning I joined the same group for a survey further along the Greenway – … Continue reading →

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Birds in Sydney – Centennial Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens – 13 August 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

Another interesting day of bird photography. I started off at Centennial Park. One of the key birds I wanted to photograph there was the Powerful Owl. I had taken nice photo of it on my previous visit. But on the … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 12 Aug 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a very full day of bird photography at a number of locations. I caught a B-line Bus to Warriewood, and the first site was a nearby sporting field. This is the nesting site for a pair of Eastern … Continue reading →

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Back to Oatley Park – 11 August 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

It was time to head back to Oatley Park to see what birds were out. The day started off fairly quiet – not that many birds were out, but later in the day,  things got a little better. I started … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 9 August 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent the afternoon of this day at Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay photographing birds. Conditions were not the best – it was very windy. This made photography harder and I think a lot less birds were around. Here are … Continue reading →

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More Peregrine Falcon Photography at Malabar Headland – 8 August 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

It was time to make another visit to Malabar Headland National Park. My main aim was to try and photograph the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons that are currently nesting on the headland. It was a reasonable visit. One of … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 6 August 2019

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Dave Noble

Another trip to the Zoo. I had several motivations for this trip – one was to See the new baby Gorilla. The other was to try out new firmware for one of my camera bodies and see how well the … Continue reading →

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