Monthly Archives: September 2021

Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 7 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 73 of lockdown. Another beautiful day. A good day for a ride. I had arranged to meet Valerie at Barton Park, where we would walk around a look for birds. On the ride down, I stopped off at Gough … Continue reading →

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More Leaf Explorations – 6 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

More macro-photos taken of insects or other small creatures on the back of leaves. On my previous posts, I had seen these moulted shells on the back of Fig Leaves –

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Cooks River and Sydney Park Bike Ride – 6 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 72 of lockdown. My intention was to have another attempt to photograph the Rails at Sydney Park. I had the aim of getting photos with more than one Rail in them. I have photographed two Buff-banded Rails before, but … Continue reading →

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Kingfisher Encounters II – Cooks River Bike Ride – 5 September 2021

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 71 of lockdown. This was a repeat of the bike ride I had done the day before. And like that day, I was looking out for the Osprey. And like that day, no Osprey was seen, but I did … Continue reading →

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Kingfisher encounters – Cooks River Bike Ride – 4 September 2021

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 70 of lockdown. Another exercise bike ride down the Cooks River. On another previous trip down the river (a walk), I had been looking out for Kingfishers, and I had seen an Osprey, this time my main aim was … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 3 September 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 69 of lockdown. I decided to do another bike ride down the Cooks River and then to Barton Park. I didn’t see too much along the first bit of the ride down to Gough Whitlam Park. I sopped one … Continue reading →

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More Little Bugs on Leaves – 2 September 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Dave Noble

My investigation of the ecosystems on the back of various leaves is continuing. With the current lockdown, the zone I can visit tis restricted to my local area or 5 km from my home. But there is a whole world … Continue reading →

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Stanmore History Challenge – 2 September 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 68 of Lockdown. I had seen a link to the Stanmore History Challenge on social media and thought it could be a worthwhile lockdown activity. Valerie was also happy to take part and we both downloaded the workbook with … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Walk – 1 September 2021

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 67 of Lockdown. On this day, I decided to walk rather than take my bike for an exercise trip on the Cooks River. I walked down to Cahill Park and back. As usual, I took a camera and recorded … Continue reading →

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Rails at Sydney Park – 31 August 2021

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Dave Noble

In the morning, I had been on a bike ride to Barton Park. I decided to do another ride in the late afternoon – to Sydney Park to see if the Rails were still around. I arrived around 4pm and … Continue reading →

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