Category Archives: Sydney

Cooks River Birds – 22 May 2016

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a nice bike ride along the cycleways of the Cooks River visiting some of the wetlands and photographing the birds. The first place  I stopped was Gough Whitlam Park. The I cycled to TheLanding Lights Wetland at Rockdale. … Continue reading →

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Cape Banks Walk – 20 May 2016

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Dave Noble

Interesting. Mt Banks last post, Cape Banks this one. This was a short, late afternoon walk from La Perouse to Cape Banks in Botany Bay National Park. I like the rock formations, their textures and patterns, on the platforms on … Continue reading →

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Nature at the Cooks River – 17 May 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a short visit to the Cooks River. I was on my bike and on my way home when I stopped at the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetland to what was about. On the visit before with Digi Dave, … Continue reading →

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Bushcare (and Nature) at Barrenjoey – 8 May 2016

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was one of our regular bush care days at Barrenjoey. This time we walked around the headland and weeded on the far side. We were mainly removing Bitou Bush and Asparagus Fern. But we were also lucky on the … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 19 April 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another walk from Bexley North to Tempe along the Two Valleys Track to check out how the fungi was going. It had been raining overnight and it rained on the first part of my walk. I think I … Continue reading →

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More Bird Photos from the Cooks River – 18 April 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself had met up and headed down to the Cooks River for some bird photography. We started off at the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetland, but there were quite a few cormorants on the boom in the … Continue reading →

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Taronga Park Zoo Visit – 13 April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

Another visit to the zoo. This time I went with Chuin Nee, Ruth and Nikki. We were accompanied by quite a few toddlers – Jasper, Tas, Joey and Maggie. We started off at the Seal Show and after that looked … Continue reading →

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Another Look at Wolli Creek Fungi – 12 April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

I went back to Wolli Creek for another look, particularly to see the Hygrocybes again. As it turned out – there was very little change to the red Hygrocybes – some had been partly eaten by animals, but there had … Continue reading →

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Two Fungi Forays to Wolli Creek – 9 & 10 April 2016

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Saturday 9th April was a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. The group met at Girrawheen Park and then split into two subgroups. I was in the smaller group that headed upstream to look between Bardwell … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 April 2016

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

I’ve been on a few recent trip down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek waiting for the fungi to come out – without any success. This visit was at least a little better. There had been some rain in … Continue reading →

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