Category Archives: Sydney

Some Local Birds – Morton Park and The Cooks River – 1 January 2024

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

On New Years Day, I did a short local walk, first to Morton Park, on Canterbury Road at Lewisham, thenI  caught a bus to Canterbury, where I met up with Valerie for a slow walk along the Cooks River where … Continue reading →

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The Brown Goshawks at Rookwood – 30 December 2023

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Dave Noble

I made another trip to Rookwood Necropolis in order to see how the young Brown Goshawks were doing, and to see if I could get any better photos (in particular photos of them in flight). It was another fairly warm … Continue reading →

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Back to the Art at West Head – 27 December 2023

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Dave Noble

My friend Valerie was keen to see some of the abundant Aboriginal art on West Head, and I was more than happy to make another visit. We had a great trip despite some stormy weather. There are many tracks and … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Birds – 23 December 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, after the Greenway Bird Survey, I thought I would check out more local birds. This time at Wolli Creek Regional Park. I caught a bus to Earlwood, and walked down to Girrahween Park to first see how … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 23 December 2023

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was a Saturday morning, and I walked down to Waratah Mills Light Rail Station. Outside the station at 7:30 am, the group met and we started surveying the birds on a loop along the Greenway. Here are some of … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Art Sites at West Head – 21 December 2023

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

The weather forecast was not the best, so instead of canyoning, Bob and myself decided to do a walk on West Head in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to look for Aboriginal sites. We found most of the Aboriginal sites we … Continue reading →

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Sydney Park Birds – 19 December 2023

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made a short visit to Sydney Park to photograph birds. It was fairly quiet there, but I did eventually find one Buff-banded Rail. Here are some of the birds I saw –

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Rookwood and Cooks River Birds – 18 December 2023

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Rookwood Necropolis again to see how the young Brown Goshawks were going, and then on the way home, I got off the train at Canterbury and walked home via the Cooks River. This made for … Continue reading →

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Visit to Taronga Zoo – 14 December 2023

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue and Valerie for a very pleasant day at Taronga Zoo. On my last visit, with Sue, we had spent a fair bit of time in the new nocturnal house. Valerie had not yet seen it, so that … Continue reading →

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Morton Park Tawny Frogmouth Update – 13 December 2023

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I walked down to Morton Park on Canterbury Road to check the status of the nesting Tawny Frogmouths. I soon located the nest – very high in a tree, and hard to see clearly. The male was … Continue reading →

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