Category Archives: Sydney

Barrenjoey Bush Regeneration 15-16 November 2014

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Dave Noble

Stu and Enmoore had organised a weekend at Barrenjoey to do some bush regeneration. This is part of an ongoing program. The party was Stu, Enmoore, Chuin Nee, John, Jasper, Martin, Steffy, Su Li, Brent, Wendy, Don, Ian and NPWS … Continue reading →

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Sydney Climbing Guide – Now on Android

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Dave Noble

I wrote earlier about the Sydney Climbing Guide being available for iPhone. This very useful guide is now available for Android. It has lots of new additions – not only new climbs but new crags (such as the Kentlyn Krag)

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Cooks River Birds – New Arrivals 10 November 2014

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Dave Noble

I spent a few hours wandering along the Cooks River to what birds could be seen. I could not spot either of the sets of Tawny Frogmouths that I had seen earlier. So I continued to the Cup and Saucer … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – Visit 2 – 5 November 2014

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Dave Noble

I had a second chance to visit the Sculpture By The Sea Exhibition. This time I met up with  Sarah Jones and her young daughter Emily. This was on a stormy afternoon.

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Cooks River Birds – More Photos from 5 – 6 November 2014

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Dave Noble

Here are some new photos –

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Sculptures By The Sea – Visit on 3 November 2014

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dave Noble

This was my first visit to Sculptures By The Sea. I arrived at Tamarama at dawn with my camera. I thought it was a good exhibition. Here is a selection of my photos. A larger set can be viewed on … Continue reading →

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Photographing a Comet

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dave Noble

Comet C/2012 K1 PanSTARRS is currently visible in Sydney from late at night to early morning. It is quite hard to see and is fading. I tried looking with binoculars without success. I also took some photographs of the bit … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – New photos from 2 November 2014

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dave Noble

With the Tawny Frogmouth chicks being the main attraction, I had invited some friends down to the river. I had started early, at Tempe Wetlands and spent about 2 hours there, mainly photographing some honeyeaters and swallows.

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Cooks River Birds – Additions – 30 Oct 2014

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to the Cooks River again with my camera. This time I met up with Digi Dave. I started at Ewan Park and photographed the Tawny Frogmouths there. This time there was one adult and two chicks. 

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More Birds of the Cooks River – 28 October 2014

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down with my camera after hearing about some Tawny Frogmouth chicks that can be seen. They took a while to find – but I spotted two sets  of Tawny Frogmouths. Each set consisted the parents and two chicks. … Continue reading →

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