Category Archives: Birds

More Birds of the Cooks River – 17 and 20 November 2016

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a few hours on two days recently along the Cooks River and (on the second trip) at the Landing Lights Wetland (which is in the catchment) photographing birds and other animals. On both trips I looked to see if … Continue reading →

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Woronora River Ramble – 18 November 2016

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day with Digi Dave at the Woronora River recently. We were mainly looking for birds and orchids to photograph. We found quite a few birds – but none of them were really interesting and no orchids … Continue reading →

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Nature along the Cooks River and Wolli Creek – 14 November 2016

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Dave Noble

On this day, in the morning, I headed down to the Cooks River to see if I could locate the two sets of Tawny Frogmouth families. I could only find one of them – two chicks with one of their … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park and Lime Kiln Bay – 11 November 2016

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an easy walk and a very enjoyable day spent with two other David’s – Digi Dave and David Hufton. We started at the lookout above Oatley Park, and spent some time photographing some of the parrots and other birds. … Continue reading →

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Nature along the Cooks River – 7 and 8 November 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant few hours on Monday and Tuesday on the banks of the Cooks River between Dulwich Hill and Canterbury photographing the wildlife. On the Monday, I happened to bump into Ken, who had come along the week … Continue reading →

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Bush Regeneration at Barrenjoey – 5-6 November 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Dave Noble

Our group spent a productive two days at Barrenjoey – doing some weeding – mainly in the area near the lighthouse over the weekend. One thing about Barrenjoey is that we see a lot of wildlife while we are there. … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Bird Photography – 4 November 2016

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

After hearing about the Tawny Frogmouth chcks, some friends were keen to come along and spend a morning photographing them and some of the other birds along the river. So I met up with Ken, Brian and Digi Dave, all … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – The Coastal Track – 2-3 November 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another photography trip along the Coastal Track. This time, I started fairly late in the day at Otford and walked north to Bundeena. The weather was very fine. Perhaps too fine. Quite hot for walking (but there are … Continue reading →

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Tawny Frogmouths on the Cooks River 1-2 November 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

Two years ago, there were two separate families of Tawny Frogmouths, living in the trees alongside the Cooks River. Both the families were two adults and two chicks. I didn’t see any last year. But, this year, there are again … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Nature Walk – 31 October 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent an afternoon walking along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek between Bexley North and Turrella. I can’t recall walking down the valley at this time of the year before and I was interested to see if any … Continue reading →

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