After the early morning bird survey along the Greenway, I headed home for lunch, and then headed to Barton Park in the afternoon for some more bird photography. This visit, it was a pair of juvenile Black-shouldered Kites that provided the best subjects.
My previous visit to the park had been relatively quiet. But you can never tell in advance how a visit will go and whether it will be worthwhile.
When I arrived, I spotted this Great Egret at the Landing Lights Wetland – Continue reading
I took part in the bird survey along the Waratah Mills loop of the Greenway. As usual, the group met outside Waratah Mills light rail station at 7:30 am. Before we set off, it started raining, so we wanted under shelter at the station for a while.
We spotted a nice section of birds during the survey. Nothing unusual. Here are some photos – Continue reading
I spent the day at the Northern Beaches at various venues – Rat Park, Warriewood Wetlands, Irrawong Reserve and then finished at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve.
Here are some photos – Continue reading
I was joined by Sue for another visit to Malabar Headland. This visit was a lot quieter in terms of action from the Peregrine Falcons and also in the number of other visitors.
We met around 9 am at Maroubra Beach and walked out onto the headland. The seas were big, which may have contributed to the reason we did not spot any whales. Continue reading
Another day of Rail chaos. And this time, rain was forecast later in the day – perhaps late morning. So I decided on another local trip and caught a bus to Bexley North and set off down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek.
I stopped to photograph some small birds at Illoura. Here is one of the many Red-browed Finches – Continue reading
Barton Park was not my first choice for a bird photography venue, but with rail chaos, it seemed a good option given that it is easy to reach by bus.
I arrived around 10 am and stayed for about 4 hours. It was relatively quiet during my visit in terms of birds. Landing Lights Wetland was quiet when I arrived. I saw a Double-barred Finch in a tree near the boardwalk. Continue reading
Keith had invited me to join him on a weekend walk in the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area. His intention was to do a through trip involving a car shuffle. This would allow us to see a lot of country.
On the walk as well as Keith, were Wendy, Beth, Kirsten and myself. We parked Wendy’s car on the Wolgan Road, near the Angus Place Colliery and then drove back to Lithgow in Keith’s car, and continued up the State Mine Gully and parked near the top. From there, we started walking along a fire road towards the Lost City. Continue reading
This was a pleasant walk in Royal National Park accompanied by Sue. We caught the train to Waterfall and were soon on the fire road to Uloola Falls.
One of the highlights of walking in Royal National Park at this time of year is that the wild flowers are starting to come out. Continue reading
I made a worthwhile afternoon visit to Barton Park. I was lucky this visit in getting a good view of a Swamp Harrier not long after I arrived.
You never know when a bird like this will appear, and you need to be ready with your camera if they suddenly appear. Sometimes they flash past at speed, too fast to get a photo. This time the bird was a bit more leisurely, so I was able to get some reasonable photos. Continue reading
Last year, I had been unable to visit malabar Headland at this time of the year due to the Covid lockdown, so I was keen to make regular and frequent visits this season. This visit was a bit quieter than the last few, but there was still some good action with the Peregrine Falcons. And there was another visitor – a White-bellied Sea Eagle.
On this visit, I was joined by Sue. We met at Maroubra and walked out along the track. Near Magic Point, we watched this Australasian Gannet hunting for fish. Continue reading
