Category Archives: Sydney

A Day at The Zoo – Taronga Zoo – 13 April 2015

A group of us – John, Jasper, Ruth, Joey and myself had a very enjoyable day at Taronga Zoo. Here are a few of the photos I took –

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Lane Cove National Park – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 8 April 2015

Last year I had been along the Great North Walk track enjoying the walk and looking for fungi along the way. Also, I had admired some fungi photos taken by Ken Beath in the Lane Cove area. I had been … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 7 April 2015

I had been along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek on a few earlier occasions looking for fungi without any success. The area seemed to be very dry. I thought I would give it another go – after all … Continue reading →

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More Cooks River Fungi – 30 March – 7 April 2015

During the past week I have made few visits to the Cooks River to see if any more stinkhorns have appeared. I thought it would be likely after recent rain. I was not disappointed. Lots more have appeared. They are … Continue reading →

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Cooks River – Fungi and Birds – 28-29 March 2015

On Saturday on the weekend I had gone on a trip along Wolli Creek to check to see if any fungi was out. Things were very dry and I didn’t even bother to take out my camera. Riding back home, … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park – Lime Kiln Bay Ramble – 26 March 2015

I had never visited Oatley Park and I think Digi Dave had suggested it was a good place for a visit. So we headed there yesterday, with our cameras. We spent a fairly relaxing day at the park and at … Continue reading →

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Gore Hill to Hunters Hill Walk – 17 March 2015

This was a pleasant walk along part of the Sydney Harbour Circle Walk. I set out from St Leonards Station and walked the short distance to Gore Hill and then into the Lane Cove Bushland Park. This is one of … Continue reading →

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Lion Island Bush Regeneration – 14 March 2015

Our bush care group – Enmoore, Su Li, Brent, Martin, Steffy, Wendy, Mary and myself were going to spend a day at Lion Island in the lower Hawkesbury River doing some bush regeneration. Enmoore had organised the day with the … Continue reading →

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More Baby Birds – 20 January 2015

I went down to the Tempe Wetlands again to see if I could get some better photos of the baby birds – particularly the Australasian Grebe chicks. The difficulty is that the pad there are quite big, with often scrubby … Continue reading →

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Back to the Wetlands – Cooks River – 19 January 2015

I spent a very pleasant afternoon at the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and then at the Tempe Wetlands photographing the birds. On a previous visit I had thought I had seen a kingfisher. Meanwhile I had received an email … Continue reading →

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