Category Archives: Sydney

Cooks River Birds Update – 23 October 2024

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I walked along the Cooks River, upstream from the Lang St Bridge up to Canterbury Road. I was mainly wanting to see how the Tawny Frogmouths were going. I first stopped off at the cricket nets. I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 23 October 2024

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Dave Noble

I spent a few hours in the morning at Sydney Park to see how the birds were going. Here are some photos –

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Malabar Headland – 21 October 2024

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue for a pleasant day on Malabar Headland. We were hoping for some Peregrine Falcon action – but we totally failed in that regard. We saw a single Peregrine Falcon fly past the cliffs at high speed a … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 20 October 2024

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant and interesting day at Nurragingy Reserve photographing mainly birds. The highlights were a family of Australasian Grebes and the Sacred Kingfishers. I started with the Australasian Grebes. There were four chicks – often residing on … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Peregrine Falcons – 19 Oct 2024

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to the sea cliffs of the Northern Beaches of Sydney again to hopefully photograph some young Peregrine Falcons. I was hoping that the chicks may have fledged. I for that one of two chicks had fledged and … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – 18 October 2024

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined Valerie and Sue for a visit to Sculpture By The Sea – 2024. We started at Bondi Beach and walked to Tamarama Beach and then returned the same way – so we could see most of the sculptures … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches – Aboriginal Art Sites and The Dee Why to Curl Curl Undercliff Walk – 17 October 2024

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had been talking about doing the under cliff walk between  Dee Why and Curl Curl for some time now – but to do it requires not only a low tide, but a very low tide. And with … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had previously photographed Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as an early morning object. It was then quite bright. It had now been around the Sun and was visible as an evening object. I had looked a few nights earlier and … Continue reading →

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – Update – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I visited some of the local Tawny Frogmouths during the afternoon. I stared at Morton Park on Canterbury Road. I spotted both adult Tawny Frogmouths perched close to each other in a tree. Previously, I had seen on on a … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I met up with Sue and we spent an enjoyable morning at Sydney Park wandering around looking for birds. We spotted a wide range of interesting birds during our visit. Here are some that we saw –

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