This was another morning visit to Barton Park to photograph birds.
Like my previous visit, I was hoping to photograph an Australian Spotted Crake. But this time, I had to be a lot more patient. I eventually spotted one, and only got some pretty average photos.
The other birds I saw were a bit different to what I had seen on my visit two days earlier.While waiting to see if the Crake would appear, I seemed to spot a lot of other small birds. Continue reading
After finding some great fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood two days before, I thought it would be worthwhile having a look to see what was around in Sassafras Gully on the other side of Springwood.
On this trip, I entered the gully from the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road, and continued down to Glenbrook Creek, then went back up the gully and out via the Wiggins Track.
The fungi was not super abundant, but I did find quite a number of interesting species. Most of the fungi was found along the bottom of the valley – near the main creek. Continue reading
I spent the morning at Barton Park – mainly at the Landing Lights Wetland. During my visit I was lucky to spot an Australian Spotted Crake and get some photos.
When I arrived, I saw two Royal Spoonbill in the wetlands. Here is one – Continue reading
Valerie joined me for a very good day of hunting for fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Good weather was forecast and we had pleasant journey in the train to Springwood. Then we crossed the highway, and were soon on the track down Birdwood Gully.
I was on the lookout for waxcaps. Would there be a lot to after the recent rain? a few days before there had been about 45 mm of rain recorded on the gauge at Faulconbridge. Continue reading
I was keen to head back to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside for some more bird photography. I had a very pleasant day wandering around the park.
The birds I saw and photographed on this visit were quite different to those on my previous trip. I did see an Azure Kingfisher – but only for a short time. The birds I saw the most of were perhaps Rose Robins. Continue reading
A few days earlier, on our walk down Wolli Creek, we had noticed some Ghost Fungi – Omphalotus nidiformis in Girrahween Park. I thought it would be worth returning in the evening to see them glowing. They are a species that is bioluminescent.
It was a pleasant evening, so I jumped on a bus heading to Earlwood. On the way, I contacted Valerie and she decided to join me. We met at the park and also bumped into Andrea and two of her friends who were also photographing the mushrooms, and later Deb joined us. Continue reading
This was a pleasant day spent at Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush.
Approaching the wetlands, I saw number of Inkcaps – Continue reading
I joined Valerie and Sue for a short excursion to Wolli Creek Regional Park. We were looking for fungi. We started from Hartill-Law Avenue, and first walked along the Two Valleys Track upstream. We did not go too far – I wanted to see if some fungi had appeared at certain places along the track.
The first thing we found was this Slime Mould growing on the grass in the clearing near Bray Ave. Continue reading
I joined Valerie for a few hours at Barton Park – Landing Lights Wetland. We were looking for birds.
It was an interesting visit. Continue reading
A second visit to Barton Park – but again it was very quiet while I was there. But there were some Honeyeaters and other small birds out.
Here are some photos – Continue reading
