Monthly Archives: September 2020

Malabar Headland – 24 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another day spent out on the headland. This was a quiet day – no whales seen, no dolphins seen, one distant seal seen, only one raptor seen – one of the Peregrine Falcons was around for about an hour or … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens – 23 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

I started the day by visiting Sydney Park for some early morning bird photography. Then went home for brunch, and then later met two friends at The Royal Botanic Gardens to look for the resident Powerful Owls. At Sydney Park, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 22 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another very good day of bird photography at Emu Green at Emu Plains. Each visit I make to this area, I see some of the same birds I have seen on previous visits and I also see a … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 21 September 2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent another full day of bird photography at the Northern Beaches area. On the day, I visited a number of sites. The first place I visited was where Osprey had been nesting. No Osprey were at the nest and … Continue reading →

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Blue Gum Swamp Walk – 20 September 2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

My friend Wendy had organised a walk around the Blue Gum Swamp circuit in Blue Mountains National Park at Winmalee. This was an excellent place to visit – it had been raining, and the rain was forecast to stop in … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland Visit – 18 September 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

This visit to Malabar Headland was a bit of a dull day – and perhaps not the best day to see and photograph birds. I headed out to the Peregrine Falcon area near Boora Point without seeing too much of … Continue reading →

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Jinki and Dalpura Walk – 17 September 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting and very pleasant walk with Bob on two of the ridges above the upper Grose Valley. We had two main objectives – one was to visit the old coal mine near Jinki Creek, and the other … Continue reading →

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Robertsons Knoll Walk – 15 September 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a very nice walk organised by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. We met at Wattle Flat at Audley and then walked downstream to just past the Varney Bridge. Then we climbed up the track … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 14 September 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a very full day photographing the birds at Emu Green. This area is nestled between the foot of the Blue Mountain, the Nepean River and a series of Correctional Centres. One aim of this visit was to see … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 13 September 2020

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

This visit was with friends John and Chuin Nee and their boys Jasper and Sebastian. It was one of those rare weekend days that the east side of the park was open, and we took advantage of that. But so … Continue reading →

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