Category Archives: Sydney

Cooks River Birds – 6 February 2018

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a few hours in the afternoon down on the Cooks River photographing the birds. I started at the Dog Area and looked without success for the Tawny Frogmouth family. Downstream was a nice Cormorant sitting on a pipe … Continue reading →

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Manly to The Spit Walk – 5 February 2018

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant walk along a nice part of Sydney Harbour. It was organised by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. On the walk was Brian, Chris, Mary, Maureen, Mary 2, Derek, Roy and myself. … Continue reading →

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Local Birdlife 3 – 4 February 2018

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Dave Noble

Over the weekend I made a visit to Wolli Creek and two visits to the Cooks River to look at birdlife and other aspects of Nature. Firstly, Wolli Creek on Saturday morning –

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Cooks River – Birds and a King Tide – 1 February 2018

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Dave Noble

The Supermoon had produced another King Tide, so I ventured agin down to the Cooks River for some photos. A month earlier, there had been a King High Tide (and that was about 4 cm higher) and then I had … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 29 January 2018

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant few hours down on the Cooks River observing and photographing the birds. I first went to check out the Tawny Frogmouths at the Dog Area. I found them easily, but could only see one chick … Continue reading →

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The Gap to Dover Heights Walk – 25 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had the afternoon free after a morning spent in the city, so I caught a ferry to Watsons Bay and then set off along the Coastal Path heading south. The weather was fairly dull, so not that atmospheric for … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 24 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had been lucky on some recent trip to the Cooks River where I had been photographing the birdlife. Digi Dave was keen to see and photograph some of the birds, so he joined me on the afternoon. We started … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 23 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

With the new set of Tawny Frogmouth chicks I have been checking out the birds of the Cooks River somewhat more frequently. On this day I spent two hours during the morning down at the river. The Tawny Frogmouth family … Continue reading →

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Garigal National Park Walk – 22 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant walk, but undertaken on a very hot day, along part of Middle Harbour in Garigal National Park. We walked from Carroll Creek down to Middle Harbour Creek and then to Roseville Bridge. Then a little further … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 21 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made two very interesting visits during the day to the Cooks River to look at the birdlife. The highlights of these visits were watching a Egret catching a lizard and then on the second visit seeing a Darter catching … Continue reading →

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