Category Archives: Sydney

Raptors and More at Malabar Headland – 11 June 2025

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway Bird Survey, I caught the light rail to the city, then changed to the other light rail to Juniors, then a bus to Maroubra Beach, where I met Sue, and then we headed out onto Malabar Headland. … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 11 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part in the monthly bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal. It was quite cold, and that meant not many birds were about compared to a warmer day. We probably heard ore birds than we saw. But here are … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 10 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined the Mudlarks for their early morning bird survey on their Cooks River. This month the survey was around the downstream “Wave Rock” circuit. The weather was fine but cold and not that many birds were seen. Here are … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 8 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

After the bird survey, I stayed back to photograph some of the fungi. Here is some that I saw – Old Humidicutis viridimagentea

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Wolli Creek Birds Survey – 8 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part on the Wolli Creek Bird Survey, early in the morning. The group surveys from Girrahween Park down to the Flying Fox Camp and back. It was quite cold, and not that many birds were seen, although quite … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 7 June 2025

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Dave Noble

I visited two reserves at Chatswood to photograph fungi. I first went to Ferndale Park, and then, after lunch, went to Blue Gum Reserve. Both venues had some reasonable fungi, including a good number of waxcaps. Ferndale Park Here are … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 6 June 2025

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day out on Malabar Headland with Sue. The weather was sunny at first, but quite cool, and in the afternoon it became overcast. We were looking for Peregrine Falcons and also hoping to see some whales.

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Vivid Light Festival – 3 June 2025

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Dave Noble

A friend Enmoore, was working in the city for a couple of days, and she invited me to join her for an a evening seeing the Vivid Festival. We met at Barangaroo and first visited the installations there.

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Ospreys at Long Reef – 1 June 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I thought it was about time to head back up to Long Reef to hopefully photograph the local Ospreys again. Conditions were reasonable and I had a good day. There was high tide most of the day. I arrived at … Continue reading →

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More Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 31 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to head back to a location in Lane Cove National Park to look for more of the waxcaps I had seen two visits earlier. Again, I was hoping that more may have emerged from the soil. But … Continue reading →

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