Category Archives: Sydney

Fungi at Ferndale Park – 5 August 2019

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Dave Noble

It is getting near the end of the fungi season, but due to lack of rain, the fungi that has appeared has been poor in a lot of places. But the northern suburbs of Sydney have had more rain than … Continue reading →

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Bird Photography – Cooks River and Barton Park – 4 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a full day spent along the Cooks River. I started near the Boat Harbour and then cycled all the way to Botany Bay and back. I spent most of the time at Barton Park. Near the Boat Harbour, … Continue reading →

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Bushcare at Barrenjoey – 3 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

The bushcare group that I am in spent a morning weeding at Barrenjoey Headland. This is one of the regular places that we work at. After meeting up at the carpark near Pittwater Road, we then headed to the NPWS … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 2 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

I like to photograph the birds at local venues – areas near where I live. It is always interesting to see what birds are there, and also challenging to see if you can spot rarer and more exotic birds that … Continue reading →

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Photographing Birds at the Northern Beaches – 1 August 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a full and very pleasant day at the Northern Beaches area photographing birds. I travelled up by the B-line bus and then used local buses to move from site to site. My first stop was at a sporting … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 30 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an afternoon at Tempe – visiting the Tempe Wetlands and also Tempe Reserve looking for and photographing birds. The birds did not seem very active, so my photos were a bit limited. Here are some of my photos … Continue reading →

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Back to Malabar Headland – 29 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another very good day of bird photography at Malabar Headland National Park. My main interest was the pair of resident Peregrine Falcons – but they didn’t appear active until close to 2 pm. So I spent the morning … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park and The Lane Cove River – 28 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a good trip. It had been very dry, but I found a lot more fungi than I expected. I started off by walking down to Ferndale Park from Chatswood Station. I did not find too much fungi out, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 27 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

During the afternoon of 27 July, I went to Barton Park to see what birds were out. On my previous visits I had seen raptors out hunting in the afternoon. I was hoping to see some this visit. When I … Continue reading →

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Out With the Dulwich Hill Birdos – 27 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was able to attend a bird spotting survey with the local bird group at Dulwich Hill. They are part of the Inner West Environment Group. They have two surveys a month – one at the Greenway at Dulwich Hill … Continue reading →

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