Monthly Archives: June 2022

A Walk to “Mr Fat” – 29 June 2022

For our walk this week, Bob and myself visited “Mr Fat”, which is probably the largest tree in the Cumberland Plain. I had read about this tree in Peter Ridgeway’s excellent book – “A Wide and Open Land“, his account … Continue reading

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Sydney Park – More of the Pacific Baza – 28 June 2022

On my way home from the Maritime Museum, I stopped off at St Peters and spent an hour or two at Sydney Park. Like my previous visit, the Pacific Baza dominated my photos. I had heard reports of there currently … Continue reading

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Maritime Museum Visit – 28 June 2022

A visit to the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour sounded like a good place to redeem a Discover NSW Voucher. It fully covered the cost of entry, and I had a most interesting visit. I had visited the … Continue reading

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Birds at Barton Park – 27 June 2022

This started off a nice day weather wise – with some rain looming. When I checked the radar – the rain was out at sea and heading north, but during the day, it got quite cold and windy – so … Continue reading

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Lion Island Bushcare – 26 June 2022

Our bushcare group spent a productive day weeding at Lion Island in Broken Bay. The Island is a Nature Reserve and is not open to the public. It is an important location for penguin nesting. So it a special place … Continue reading

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 25 June 2022

I took part on the field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc at Bola Creek in Royal National Park. This had been postpone from the weekend before, when it was considered to be too dry. Fortunately, during the … Continue reading

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More Whale Watching – Bundeena to Marley Walk – 24 June 2022

I was keen to head back down to Royal National Park and walk along the Coastal Track south of Bundeena to look for whales and birds. This time I was joined by Sue. We travelled to Cronulla by train and … Continue reading

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Sea Life – Sydney Aquarium Visit – 23 June 2022

I joined Valerie and Sue for an afternoon visit to Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Two of us used Discover NSW Vouchers which are the entry much cheaper. But a lot of other people had the same idea and the venue … Continue reading

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Kings Tableland and Bulls Camp – Heritage Walks – 22 June 2022

This was another trip to look at some Aboriginal sites in the Blue Mountains. This time on Kings Tableland. Bob and myself travelled to Wentworth Falls and met up with Pete for the first part of the trip. Pete showed … Continue reading

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 21 June 2022

I spent a nice day photographing local birds. I started off walking down the Cooks River from Wardell Road and made my way to the Cahill Park. Then I caught a bus to Barton Park and spent the rest of … Continue reading

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