Category Archives: Sydney

East Hills to Padstow Walk – 22 November 2015

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Dave Noble

I got the idea for this walk, and downloaded walks notes from the Wild Walks Website. I had not walked in this area before and this particular walk seemed the longest one on the website for that area. It was easy … Continue reading →

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A Look at Sydney Park – 17 November 2015

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Dave Noble

I had a recent look at Sydney Park near St Peters. Its come a long way over the years and is a really nice park. Here are a few photos I took – 

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Barrenjoey Bushcare – 15 November 2015

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Dave Noble

I joined Enmoore, Stu, Wendy, Martin, Steffy, Su Li, Brent, Jude (NPWS), George and a number of others for a morning of bush regeneration at Barrenjoey. Because of recent rain, and the threat of rain on the day we weeded … Continue reading →

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Nature at Tempe Wetlands – 14 November 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos in the morning on Saturday for their monthly bird surveys at the Tempe Wetlands and the nearby park. We spotted and recorded a lot of birds despite some wet weather. After the bird surveying ended, … Continue reading →

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Balls Head Storm Chasing – 13 November 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Dave Noble

This visit I had better luck with thunderstorms. I spent a couple of hours at Balls Head on a thundery afternoon. When I arrived – a thunderstorm had just passed over – and was now just above the city. But … Continue reading →

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The Poor Pelican! – Cooks River Birds – 9 November 2015

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Dave Noble

I went for a bike ride along the Cooks River taking my camera with me to see if any interesting birdlife was out and about. First I went to the Tempe Wetlands for a quick look then rode along the … Continue reading →

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Local Stinkhorns – Cooks River and Dulwich Hill – 5 November 2015

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Dave Noble

During the past few weeks, rain has encouraged the fruiting of a lot of stinkhorns in my local area. Most abundant, in a park at Dulwich Hill are a huge number of Aseroe rubra or the Anemone Stinkhorn. These interesting fungi emerge … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – Second Visit – 2 November 2015

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Dave Noble

The condition on this visit were very different to my first visit. On the earlier visit I had arrived at dawn and the skies were overcast. Nice moody lighting. There were lots of people around at that time – joggers, … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – Tamarama to Bondi – 28 October 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Dave Noble

I headed to Tamarama in time for the dawn in order to take some photos of Sculpture By The Sea. The forecast was for cloud till noon, and this turned out to be correct. There was little sun in the … Continue reading →

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Balls Head – 21 October 2015

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dave Noble

The forecast was for possible thunderstorms in the Sydney area, so I went out to Balls Head in the afternoon for some photography. Well – when I arrived it didn’t look to stormy.  So I checked the weather radar. Hmm… … Continue reading →

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