Monthly Archives: July 2019

Moffitt Celebration Day – 30 June 2019

I was able to attend a celebration day at Lithgow organised by Janine Kitson for the Gardens of Stone Alliance and the Colong Foundation to pay tribute to the life and work of Vern and Joyce Moffitt. The Moffitts were … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park – 29 June 2019

I spent an interesting afternoon at Barton Park photographing the birdlife. It was a good day for raptors. I cycled there, and first visited the Landing Lights Wetland. It was quiet. The quietest I have ever seen it. No ducks, … Continue reading

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 28 June 2019

I spent an interesting day at Bola Creek in Royal National Park with Digi Dave looking for and photographing fungi. A reasonable amount was out. Not as much as I had been hoping for – since the area had had … Continue reading

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Ospreys on the Lane Cove River – 27 June 2019

I had an interesting day in the Lane Cove Valley. I started out at Ferndale Park at Chatswood, where I checked out the fungi. Then I continued down the track along Swaines Creek to the Lane Cove River and then … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – Birds and Whales – 26 June 2019

I spent a very pleasant day out at Malabar Headland National Park. It is whale watching season, and I ddi see quite a few whales. I also saw that both Peregrine Falcons were around – it must be their breeding … Continue reading

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Fungi at Wolli Ck – 25 June 2019

Back from Tasmania, I was keen to check out the local fungi. It seems there had been some rain while I away. My first visit was to Wolli Ck. On this visit I caught a bus to Earlwood, walked down … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Birds Near Ulverstone 9 – 23 June 2019

While I was visiting my sister and brother in law, I took the opportunity to photograph some of the local birdlife. Many of these birds were photographed in their yard, others were photographed on the coast near their place at … Continue reading

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Tasmania – The Overland Track 15 – 20 June 2019

I was pleased to be able to join my sister Alicson, for a walk along The Overland Track. Her husband, Shane, was originally coming along as well, but a knee injury not long before the walk, meant he would be … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Fungi and Waterfalls at Castra Falls Scenic Preserve – 13 June 2019

This was perhaps the best day of fungi hunting that I went on in Tasmania. It was to a place – Castra Falls, near Preston, that I had not been to before. I was accompanied by my sister and brother … Continue reading

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Tasmania – Fungi at Dooleys Hill – 12 June 2019

Still more bad weather in Tasmania preventing us from heading to the mountains. On this day, I made a short visit with my sister to Dooelys Hill at Latrobe. We managed to find a fair bit of fungi before rain … Continue reading

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