Monthly Archives: September 2025

Cooks River Birds – 29 Sep 2025

I did a short walk from Canterbury Road down the Cooks River to Wardell Road, and along the way I photographed some of the birds I saw. I was looking for nesting Tawny Frogmouths, and I ended up only seeing … Continue reading

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White Rabbit Gallery and The Chau Chak Wing Museum – 28 September 2025

This was a day of culture. I had been wanting to visit the Chau Chak Wing Museum at Sydney University for a while, but had not given it a lot of priority. So I thought it about time to change … Continue reading

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Parramatta Cruise – 27 September 2025

A warm day was forecast, so Sue suggested a trip on the Harbour, and we met around 11 am at Circular Quay. A ferry was about to leave for Parramatta so we boarded it. The Rivercat was one with seats … Continue reading

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Landslide near Odin Head, Evans Lookout and Penrith Gallery – 26 Sep 2025

Bob and myself had seen recent photos on social media taken by Peter Raines near Flagstaff Hill on Bells Line Of Road, of a new landslide somewhere close to Victoria Falls. Peter determined that the landslide was probably at the … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 24 September 2025

I spent a very enjoyable day out in Malabar Headland National Park with Sue and Valerie. We saw some great wildflowers and animals. Probably the main aim was to see the Peregrine Falcons, and we did see at least one … Continue reading

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Two Valleys Presentation for National Parks Association

On the evening of 22 September, I gave a Zoom presentation on the Two Valleys – the Cooks River and Wolli Creek, to the Southern Sydney Branch of the National Parks Association of NSW. It has now been uploaded to … Continue reading

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Some Local (Cooks River) Birds – 23 September 2025

I was able to get out and walk along a short section of the Cooks River – between Illawarra Rad and Gough Whitlam Park, to see what birds were about. It was fairly quiet – there were no cormorants or … Continue reading

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Spring at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens – 20 September 2025

I spent a very pleasant day with Sue and Valerie at the Australian Botanic Gardens at Mt Annan. Spring is a good time to see the magnificent flower display. It was a Saturday and quite crowded when we parked at … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – Raptors, Whales and Dolphins – 15 September 2025

I joined Sue for a nice day out on Malabar Headland, where we were later joined by Valerie. We also met two other bird photographers we knew – Adam and Philip. Our main aim was to see the resident Peregrine … Continue reading

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More Raptors at Long Reef – 14 September 2025

Another day at Long Reef. This visit twas pretty average as visits there go. There were plenty of Osprey flying around, but for the most part they were not that active in diving for fish. It was high tide during … Continue reading

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