Cooks River Birds – 23 January 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

I joined Digi Dave for a visit to the Cooks River to photograph some of the birds that were around. We spent our time at The Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and then crossed over to the Boat Harbour.

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Taronga Zoo Visit – 20 January 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

Sue joined  me for a very pleasant day at Taronga Zoo.

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Train Trip to Brooklyn – 20 January 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue for a train trip to Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury  River. We had a very pleasant day, and had lunch at the Anglers Rest Hotel before catching a train back home.

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Birds at Audley and Taren Point – 19 January 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

I spent nice day out with Valerie and Sue visiting Royal National Park at Audley, and then on the way home, we stopped off at Taren Point to look for shorebirds.

Royal National Park – Audley

We first visited Wattle Flat. Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Kingfishers – 18 January 2026

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Dave Noble

I visited Wolli Creek Regional Park, near Earlwood, to spend more time photographing the nesting Sacred Kingfishers again. It was a good visit as the birds were quite active in bringing food to their nest.

Not long after I arrived, I heard a Sacred Kingfisher calling. When they have food in their beaks, they seem to use their “screaming” type call, rather than their contact/territorial call. Perhaps it is the only call they can make with a partly open beak? Continue reading →

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Powerful Owls at the Botanic Gardens – 17 January 2026

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Dave Noble

My friend Sue had recently spotted a pair of Powerful Owls resident in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. So I joined her on a visit to the gardens to see if we could spot them.

We soon spotted them, and both were perched close together.

It’s hard with the dark foliage to get good photos of them. Continue reading →

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Greenway Walk – 16 January 2026

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Dave Noble

Some friends, Nipper, Airdrie and Doug were on bikes trying out the new Greenway Cycleway, and asked if I wanted to meet up for coffee. It sounded like a good idea, so I walked down to Arlington and met them at a local cafe.

It was nice to catch up, and when they departed on their bikes, I decided to walk along part of the new Greenway that had not seen before – so walked between Arlington and Dulwich Hill Station. Continue reading →

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Birds at Wolli Creek – 15 January 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Dave Noble

I made a short trip to part of Wolli Creek Regional Park to photograph the nesting pair of Sacred Kingfishers and also any other birds nearby.

I waited at the nest area for a while, and this one turned up with a skink.

Friend, and reptile expert, Ken Griffiths, has identified the lizard as a Weasel Skink.

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Birds at Taren Point – 14 January 2026

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Dave Noble

Bushwalking friend Elaine had organised catch up brunch at Engadine. After a great feast, most of the party (Valerie, Brian, Elaine and myself)  headed off to the shore of Botany Bay neat Taren Point to see what birds were around. The tide was low.

We first went to the Taren Point Shorebird Reserve. then wandered along to the shared platform at Woollooware Bay.  Here is a selection of photos of the birds we saw – Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 2 January 2026

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Dave Noble

I visited Malabar Headland with Valerie and Sue, and we later met up with Alana for a good day out on the sea cliffs.

Early on, we spotted a Nankeen Kestrel –

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