I had a great day at Long Reef in the Northern Beaches. It was very cold and very windy, and I was hoping for some shelter on the beach below the lookout. The tide was high.
When I arrived at the lookout, around 11:30 am, it was very windy, so I headed down to the bottom. On the way down, with binoculars, I spotted three Ospreys perched in a dead tree on the north side. I walked along the beach towards them. Continue reading
It was the Saturday for the Greenway Bird Survey, and in the early morning, I walked over to Waratah Mills Light Rail Station, but on the way it started raining. And meeting with the others, the rain persisted , so we sheltered under cover at the station. Looking at the rain radar, it looked like the rain had set in, so we decided to cancel the survey and head for a coffee. But later that afternoon, the rain ended and the weather looked a lot better, so I decided to visit Barton Park for some birding.
The vast turned out to be quite good, although I did miss some nice birds.
Here is a White-faced Heron hunting in Riverine Park – Continue reading
It was time for another visit to Malabar Headland. I met up with Sue at Maroubra Beach and we then walked out onto the Headland.
We had a very pleasant day, but the Peregrine Falcon action was a bit limited.
We scanned the cliffs carefully with binoculars, but could not spot any perched Peregrine Falcons, so we sat down in a sunny sheltered spot to wait. Below,. we spotted a seal – Continue reading
Ida Falls is a waterfall close to Lithgow, and is located near the old Zig Zag Railway. It is one place that I have never visited and been on my list of places to visit for a while (like Ahearn Lookout last week). I had suggested it to Bob for a walk venue a while back, and he suggested it for this weeks walk.
We travelled up to Bell and then headed out along the Chifley Road. Bob then parked near the top of Scenic Hill. This was the spot where we intend to be the end of the walk. It was not a pleasant place – with blackberries and plenty of dumped rubbish. Continue reading
I had spent a few hours in the morning along the Cooks River, and then later in the afternoon, I headed to Sydney Park at St Peters to see what birds were there.
Here are some that I saw – Continue reading
I spent an enjoyable morning along the Cooks River looking for birds. I was joined for the first bit by Valerie, and then I later met up with Michael, anointed local bird photographer.
I met Valerie at Illawarra Road, and we walked down to Gough Whitlam Park.
Here are some birds we saw – Continue reading
Barton Park, which includes the Landing Lights Wetland, has been one of my regular local venues for bird photography, but I had not been there since mid April. Probably due to the fungi season.
So I made my way there via two buses. Part way, I photographed a few birds at the Cooks River near the Princes Highway. Continue reading
This was another walk led by Brian Everingham with the National Parks Association of NSW. We visited three areas of Royal National Park to look for orchids.
We walked down a short section of the Forest Path where previously we have seen orchids.
Pixie Cap Orchid – Acianthus fornicatus
Nodding Greenhood Orchid – Pterostylis nutans Continue reading
I was heading to a nice luncheon at Earlwood. It was at a townhouse near Waterworth Park, so I walked there along the Cooks River with enough time to look for and photograph some birds.
Here are some birds I saw on my walk – Continue reading
I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, together with Wolli Creek Preservation Society for a field study in Wolli Creek Regional Park. We had find, but cold weather on the day, but the less up period had been dry, so not that much fungi was out, and what we did find was in poor condition.
After meeting at Girrahween Park, we set off down the track, keeping a lookout for fungi. We continued down to near the Flying Fox camp before returning to Girrahween Park for lunch. Continue reading
