The local bird surveys keep on coming. This time it was the early morning survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. The group meets at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station at 7:30 am.
It was relatively quiet at Taverners Hill Station. Perhaps the birds were waiting for the sun? Continue reading
Up early in the morning, I walked down to the Cooks River to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey. This month the group surveyed downstream from the Lang Street Bridge to Marrickville Golf Club and back on the other side (the Wave Rock Circuit).
Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading
A Pacific Baza had recently been observed at Sydney Park, so I made a visit to see if I could find it. I had seen one there back in 2022, and they do not often visit the Inner West.
I was fortunate to find the Pacific Baza without too much trouble. All I had to do was walk around and listen for the kerfuffle caused by Noisy Miners and other birds that have an aversion to Pacific Bazas.
But on the walk, looking and listening, I also spotted some other nice visitors to the Park – three Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos. One was watching while the other two were feasting on Banksia – Continue reading
I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. This month I was in the group surveying the wetlands. It was reasonably quiet with not that many birds seen.
The highlight was perhaps spotting this Australasian Grebe in one of the ponds.
Here are some of the other birds we saw – Continue reading
Not long ago, Bob and myself competed a walk to Ahearn Lookout, just above the Nattai River. On that walk, we had looked at Mt Jellore – a prominent peak to the south, and thought it worth climbing. Over the years, I had noticed it from the Blue Breaks and the end of Narrow Neck, as being the peak that stuck out the most on the south eastern horizon. So when Bob suggested it for a walk, it did not take long to agree.
It is quite an easy mountain to climb with a well marked track leading to it. It lies in the Mt Jellore Flora Reserve, administered by the NPWS.
We travelled down to Mittagong, then went along the Wombeyan Caves Road a short distance, and turned off on the Soapy Flat Road. The car park is short distance from where that road enters the crown land. Continue reading
Lately, Long Reef has provided the best opportunities for bird photography of the type I like doing (shooting raptors in flight), so I made another trip there with my camera.
Again, I had some good birds there – four Osprey, a Sea Eagle and a Black-shouldered Kite.
When I arrived, I met another bird photographer that I know – Simon. I walked down to the bottom of the lookout and spotted an Osprey perched in a tureen the northern side. I started walking that way, but had not gone far, when the bird flew towards me – Continue reading
This was a morning trip to Barton Park to photograph birds. I arrived fairly early, around 8 am, but things turned out to be relatively quiet while I was there.
Here are some birds –
Welcome Swallows
This was a fairly short trip – along the Cooks River between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park looking for birds to photograph.
I was looking for Tawny Frogmouths and Sacred Kingfishers, but I didn’t spot any. Here are some of the birds I did see –
Pacific Black Duck
Dusky Moorhen Continue reading
My previous trip to Long Reef had been ver good for photographing the local Ospreys despite very bad weather – particularly the strong cold wind. This time the weather forecast was better, but it looked like it might be a bit gloomy and overcast most of the day.
When I arrived at Long Reef, I spotted an Osprey perched in one of the dead trees on the north side of the headland. I approached. Continue reading
Wendy had organised a picnic day at Oatley Park and invited a group of friends along to share food, and then enjoy the park.
Along for the picnic day were Wendy, Martin and Steffy, Digi Dave, Keith, Don, John and Chuin Nee and their two boys Jasper and Seby, and myslef. We all had a great day.
After claiming a picnic table in a quiet section of the park, some of us visited the Adventure Park section. Seby and John enjoyed sliding down the giant pipe. Continue reading
