Category Archives: Sydney

Southern Highlands – Stonequarry Creek, The Aquapool and Thirlmere Lakes – 1 December 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

The previous week, Bob and myself had visited the Minerva and Jingga Pools in Dharawal National Park. On that trip, Bob had taken Robert Sloss’s small guidebook to walks in the Southern Highlights. One of the walks in that book … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 30 November 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

This is the time of year when I would normally spend a lot of time out on Malabar Headland photographing juvenile Peregrine Falcons. But this season, their nesting seems to have been unsuccessful. This is something  that is common with … Continue reading →

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Brown Goshawks at Rookwood Necropolis – 28 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was a bit of a wet day, but I decided to make a visit to Rookwood Necropolis to check on the progress of the nesting Brown Goshawks, and to photograph any other birds I could see. It was quite … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 26 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent an hour or two at Barton Park photographing the birds. I was a bit restricted. Entry into the old sporting fields next to the Golf Firing Range has been cut off. The old holes in the fence, used … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Birds – 26 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the Northern Beaches with the principal aim to photograph the Peregrine Falcon family, that I had been photographing a lot lately. That is, aiming they young birds were still close to their nest area. But … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey (And a Look at the Cooks River Tawny Frogmouths) – 25 November 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dave Noble

I took part in the early morning bird survey along the Dulwich Hill section of the Greenway. After the survey, I joined Valerie and Simin for a walk along part of the Cooks River to look at the Tawny Frogmouths. … Continue reading →

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Dharawal National Park Walk – 23 November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Bob for a pleasant walk in Dharawal National Park – on the western, Wedderburn, side. The walk we ddi was not too strenuous, which suited me as I was recovering from a cold. And it was similar to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 22 November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent an hour or two at Sydney Park in the morning. It was relatively quiet while I was there. In the top pond, I spotted this Australasian Grebe –

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – Update – 20 November 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had come down with a cold, and was feeling a bit lazy, so only did short local trip. I thought I would look at the local Tawny Frogmouths to see how their nesting was going. At Morton Park on … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Peregrine Falcons – 19 November 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

With the Peregrine Falcons on Malabar Headland looking less likely to have had successful nesting this season, I decided to make another trip to there Northern Beaches and get some more photos of the juveniles there. This is, if they … Continue reading →

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