Category Archives: Sydney

Nurragingy Reserve – 29 August 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. A fairly quiet day, bird wise. It seemed that many of the birds were a bit shy. Perhaps the most interesting was watching a Yellow-faced Honeyeater feeding on little bugs on … Continue reading →

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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park – Birds and Flowers – 28 August 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was another delightful day spent along the Chiltern Trail, at Ingleside in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. I made the visit with the aim of photographing the birdlife, but there was also a magnificent display of wildflowers. As usual, I … Continue reading →

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Tempe Wetlands – 27 August 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Dave Noble

A spent a few hours out at Tempe Wetlands photographing birds. The highlight this visit was spotting a beautiful Rose Robin. This is a bird I had not seen in my local area before. There had been some recent planting … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland National Park – 26 August 2018

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was another visit to Malabar Headland National Park. I photographed some of the birdlife and also some of the landscape. It was on a Sunday, a rare Sunday when the headland part of the park is open to visitors. … Continue reading →

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Birds on the Northern Beaches – 24 August 2018

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Dave Noble

I was still recovering from a cold, and was a bit tired after a bushwalk the day before, but wanted to get out. I thought an easy day spent at the Northern Beaches with some bird photography could be good. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Centennial Park – 21 August 2018

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Dave Noble

I’d been taking it easy lately, recovering from a cold, but I was keen to get outdoors, so decided to visit Centennial Park to photograph some of the birds there. A few days before I had been to Bicentennial Park, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 18 August 2018

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

A spent a pleasant day at Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay looking mainly at the birdlife. It was interesting to wander around observing Nature. It was a quite windy on the day and that may have limited what birds I … Continue reading →

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Local Birds – Tempe Wetlands, Landing Lights Wetland and Cooks River – 14 August 2018

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day cycling along local bike paths and stopping to look for and photograph the birdlife. I went down to the Cooks River Cycleway and first stopped at Gough Whitlam Park. Not too many birds around – … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 12 August 2018

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable Sunday at Taronga Zoo trying to get photos of some of the animals. One reason for this visit was to see a new baby Otter. It was actually quite big.

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More Birds at Centennial Park – 7 August 2018

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dave Noble

Two weeks earlier, I had visited Centennial Park on the lookout for some birds. A friend Ken Grittiths had posted some nice photos on social media, including some unusual ducks and a number of owl species. On my visit I … Continue reading →

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