Monthly Archives: June 2025

Malabar Headland – 6 June 2025

I spent a nice day out on Malabar Headland with Sue. The weather was sunny at first, but quite cool, and in the afternoon it became overcast. We were looking for Peregrine Falcons and also hoping to see some whales.

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Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Site, The Mega Cave and More Rock Art at Brooklyn – 5 June 2025

Bob and myself had a very interesting trip in the Gosford – Brooklyn area. We visited a major Aboriginal engraving site, then visited a huge sandstone overhang, and then found a few more Aboriginal sites, then we headed to Brooklyn … Continue reading

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Vivid Light Festival – 3 June 2025

A friend Enmoore, was working in the city for a couple of days, and she invited me to join her for an a evening seeing the Vivid Festival. We met at Barangaroo and first visited the installations there.

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 2 June 2025

I was keen to check out what fungi may be present in Sassafras Gully at Springwood. I caught an early train to Springwood, and was soon walking down the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road. I ended up … Continue reading

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Aurora in Sydney? – 1 June 2025

I had been watching the Aurora forecast, and it seemed to be quite reasonable for change of seeing an aurora in Sydney. But I was busy editing Osprey photos and time passed during the evening. So I probably headed out … Continue reading

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Ospreys at Long Reef – 1 June 2025

I thought it was about time to head back up to Long Reef to hopefully photograph the local Ospreys again. Conditions were reasonable and I had a good day. There was high tide most of the day. I arrived at … Continue reading

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More Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 31 May 2025

I was keen to head back to a location in Lane Cove National Park to look for more of the waxcaps I had seen two visits earlier. Again, I was hoping that more may have emerged from the soil. But … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 30 May 2025

I had visited Ferndale Park at Chatswood in the morning, and was now visiting Wolli Creek Regional Park. I wanted an update on the fungi from a few days earlier on my previous visit. Here are some that I found … Continue reading

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Ferndale Park Fungi – 30 May 2025

I was back doing Fungi photography trips. On this day, I visited two venues – Ferndale Park at Chatswood in the morning, then later went to Wolli Ck Regional Park. Ferndale Park was quite good with a fair bit out. … Continue reading

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The Old Kerosene Shale Works at Hartley Vale – 29 May 2025

In 2017, I had been on a walk out along the old shale railway from the Darling Causeway to their end of the ridge, where a single rope incline railway operated. But on that rip, we had not been down … Continue reading

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