Monthly Archives: August 2025

Cooks River Birds – 23 August 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon after the Greenway Bird Survey, I visited the Cooks River , the section from Illawarra Road to Gough Whitlam Park for some more birds photography. Here are some of the birds I photographed –

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Greenway Bird Survey – 23 August 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was the morning for the bird Survey along the Dulwich Hill section of The Greenway. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Parramatta Light Rail – 22 August 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

With another wet day – I decided on another rail trip. This time I travelled to Westmead via the normal heavy rail, then tried out the new Parramatta Light Rail. I started at one of the line – Westmead, where … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfall Trip – 21 August 2025

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

With a very wet day forecast, Bob and myself considered options. It looked like it was going to be too wet for a standard bushwalk, and we did consider a session of indoor climbing, but we ended up deciding to … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Train Trip – 20 August 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get out after a few days at home sitting out bad weather, and with another bad weather day forecast, I thought a train trip to Newcastle and back may be a good activity. I was keen … Continue reading →

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Wallumarra Track Walk – 18 August 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

I attended a walk that Brian Everingham organised for the National Parks Association of NSW. The plan was to walk along the upper, heath section of the Wallumarra Track in Royal National Park. But before that, we visited the south … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 17 August 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

My previous trip to Long Reef had been shortened because earlier in the day I had visited Irrawong Reserve. So I was keen to head up to the Northern beaches for another session of photographing mainly the Ospreys fishing at … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 16 August 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Dave Noble

I headed down to Bola Creek in Royal National Park for a field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group. It was late in the fungi season, but there had been plenty of rain recently. We had an enthusiastic group … Continue reading →

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Birds at Irrawong Reserve and Long Reef – 15 August 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Dave Noble

I made another trip to the Northern Beaches, with the main focus being the Ospreys at Long Reef, but I first visited Irrawong Reserve at Warriewood to look for a Noisy Pitta that had been seen there recently. I had … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Art in the Lower Blue Mountains – 14 August 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to visit the Lower Blue Mountains to look at some Aboriginal art sites. Rain was forecast  for Sydney, but the lower Blue Mountains escaped the bad weather during our visit. We visited four art sites. The … Continue reading →

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