Monthly Archives: June 2019

Vale – Tony Norman

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was very saddened to hear of the recent passing of an old bushwalking friend, Tony Norman. He perhaps should be addressed as Dr Anthony Norman. But to his bushwalking mates, and probably many other of his friends, he was … Continue reading →

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Strattons Amphitheatre Walk – 6 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

Strattons Amphitheatre is a cave, in the Springwood area, possibly an aboriginal site, that has some old graffiti on one of its walls. As well as the cave, there is also a waterfall, and the creek there flows in a … Continue reading →

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Walk to the Deer Pool and Little Marley Beach – 5 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, and we certainly had some rain on the walk – but it was quite a pleasant outing. This was a walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. With the adverse … Continue reading →

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Trying the New North West Metro – 4 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, so after attending to some business in the city, I thought I would try to the new North West Metro. So I caught a train to Chatswood and then boarded the metro. The vehicle is … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 3 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had a very pleasant and interesting day at the Northern beaches photographing birds. I started by catching the B-Line Bus to Warriewood, and walking out to the Wetlands and then through Irrawong Reserve to Irrawong Falls and then back. … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo Vist – 2 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another very pleasant day at the Zoo. This time I was joined by Digi Dave. We started by visiting the Tiger enclosure, but the adults and cubs were all asleep so we decided to go back later. We … Continue reading →

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Mid Mountains Heritage Walk – 30 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were heading up the mountains to go to a similar area that we had visited twice before in recent weeks. On those occasions we had looked for aboriginal sites without any luck. This time we had done … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds, Whales and Dolphins – 29 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a quite relaxing day visiting Malabar Headland National Park. It is now the whale watching season and I was hoping for a few whales. I was also on the lookout for raptors and honeyeaters. It was a sunny, … Continue reading →

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Vivid – Visit on 28 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Vivid – the Sydney Light Festival on the evening of 28 May 2019. My main aim was to get a series of still of the Opera House and Museum of Contemporary Art for to use … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 28 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Tempe Wetlands. Looking back through my photos from the same period last year, I had photographed a lot of honeyeaters there. So I made another visit. Things, however were fairly quiet. … Continue reading →

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