Category Archives: Sydney

St Ives to Mt Kuring-gai Walk – 18 July 2018

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested this walk, part of the Harbour to Hawkesbury Track, and it featured tracks that neither of us had visited before. Earlier we had walked from St Ives to Roseville Bridge along Middle Harbour Creek. This time we would … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Nurragingy – 17 July 2018

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Dave Noble

Another trip to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside for bird photography. Nothing too special this time. On this visit I could not see the Azure Kingfishers that I had seen before. I wandered around the whole reserve and managed to get … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef and Dee Why – 16 July 2018

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Dave Noble

A pleasant day spent in the Northern Beaches area photographing birds. On this trip I didn’t see any unusual species. At Long Reef, there were a lot of birds a long way out, but the tide was high so I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 15 July 2018

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Dave Noble

I headed back out to Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay for another day of bird photography. I started by trying to photograph some of the swiftly moving Welcome Swallows –

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Birds at Tempe and the Cooks River – 14 July 2018

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable and interesting morning looking for and photographing birds in my local area. I started at Tempe Wetlands where I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. The survey always concludes with a morning … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds and Whales – 13 July 2018

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had an interesting time on a walk out to Boora Point on Malabar Headland. I deliberately walked slowly out to Magic Point and then to Boora Point. This allowed me to look for whales and birds. On the way … Continue reading →

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Dover Heights to Watsons Bay – 10 July 2018

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Dave Noble

I recently walked this section of the Coastal Path in stormy weather. This time, a fine day was forecast, so to make things more interesting I caught and early train to Bondi Junction and an early bus to Dover Heights … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 8 July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see how the fungi was going. There was still not a lot of fungi out compared to previous years, but conditions were not too bad. Quite a few coral fungi … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Wolli Ck – 7 July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Dave Noble

I joined The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc for their field activity at Wolli Creek. The activity was held in conjunction with the Wolli Creek Preservation Society. We met at Girrahween Park at Earlwood, and then split into two groups … Continue reading →

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Fungi of the Lane Cove Valley – 4 July 2018

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had been down the Lane Cove Valley looking for fungi, and since that trip there had been a reasonable amount of rain, so I though a trip worthwhile. It was. I was surprised … Continue reading →

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