Monthly Archives: May 2020

Kowmung River Slide Show

During the lockdown, I completed another slide show video project. This one features the beautiful Kowmung River in the Southern Blue Mountains. The Kowmung River is one of my favourite places to visit. It is a great place to bushwalk … Continue reading

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 24 May 2020

I spent an interesting morning at Ferndale Park at Chatswood seeing what fungi was out. I think I was a bit too soon after recent rain, and more fungi will emerge over the next week or two. It was pleasing … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Nature Walk – 23 May 2020

In the afternoon after the Greenway Bird Survey, I headed out to Wolli Creek to see how much fungi was out. I also took a camera to photograph any birds I saw. As it turned out, there was not too … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 23 May 2020

This was a pleasant morning spent with the Greenway Birdos doing a survey along a section of the Greenway near Waratah Mills Light Rail  Station. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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More Canyon Slide Show Videos

I completed two more projects during the lockdowns. Both were videos composed of photos from sandstone canyons in the Blue Mountains. The first consists of photos from the beautiful Hole in the Wall Canyon. The second is photos of Wollangambe … Continue reading

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Lapstone Monocline Walk – 21 May 2020

With the easing of the lockdown, I was able to resume by midweek bushwalks with Bob. We headed up the mountains with several trips in mind, but the weather looked bad higher up – rain, so we thought it wise … Continue reading

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 20 May 2020

This was my next trip to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. This time i started down Fairy Dell and continued down Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek, then I walked upstream to the Lagoon, and out via … Continue reading

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Basket Fungi at Rhodes and Birds at Bicentennial Park – 19 May 2020

I was planning another day of bird photography at Sydney Olympic Park combined with some bike riding for exercise, and then I heard from Irene abut some Basket Fungi she had seen at Rhodes. I thought the two could be … Continue reading

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Curra Moors Walk – 18 May 2020

With the easing of the lockdown, it was nice to join Brian Everingham and some friends in the National Parks Association of NSW for a walk. Thanks to Brian for organising the walk. He had chosen a walk, that was … Continue reading

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Some Nice Fungi at Bola Creek – 17 May 2020

I decided to have another look at Bola Creek to see how the fungi was going. Since my last visit, there had not been much rain, but the area had received a fair bit of rain in April (more than … Continue reading

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