Category Archives: Birds

Cooks River Birds – 29 January 2018

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant few hours down on the Cooks River observing and photographing the birds. I first went to check out the Tawny Frogmouths at the Dog Area. I found them easily, but could only see one chick … Continue reading →

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The Gap to Dover Heights Walk – 25 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had the afternoon free after a morning spent in the city, so I caught a ferry to Watsons Bay and then set off along the Coastal Path heading south. The weather was fairly dull, so not that atmospheric for … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 24 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had been lucky on some recent trip to the Cooks River where I had been photographing the birdlife. Digi Dave was keen to see and photograph some of the birds, so he joined me on the afternoon. We started … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 23 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

With the new set of Tawny Frogmouth chicks I have been checking out the birds of the Cooks River somewhat more frequently. On this day I spent two hours during the morning down at the river. The Tawny Frogmouth family … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 21 January 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made two very interesting visits during the day to the Cooks River to look at the birdlife. The highlights of these visits were watching a Egret catching a lizard and then on the second visit seeing a Darter catching … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 18 January 2018

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had been down to Royal National earlier in the day, and it had been quite hot, but later in the afternoon it was quite pleasant so, around 5 pm, I cycled down to the Cooks River to see how … Continue reading →

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Wattamolla to Little Marley Walk – 18 January 2018

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a nice walk in Royal National Park organised by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. On the walk were Brian, Esther, Julie, Allen, John, Ken, Erden, Sue and myself. We started at Wattamolla where we … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 17 January 2018

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day up at Springwood – walking down to Sassafras Gully and back. I was looking to see what orchids were out and what birds I could photograph. I did not expect any fungi – as I … Continue reading →

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Malabar National Park Walk – 16 January 2018

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dave Noble

Powerful surf conditions were forecast, so I thought it would be nice to do coastal walk. So I caught a bus to Maroubra and set off along the new track into Malabar National Park. It was quite windy and some … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 15 January 2018

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dave Noble

I headed down to the Cooks river with my camera mainly to check on the progress with the Tawny Frogmouth chicks. But on my visit, it was quite windy and one of the parent birds was sitting on top of … Continue reading →

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