It was a nice day for walking, and I decided to repeat the walk from Thornleigh to Eastwood via the Land Cove River and Terrys Creek. I was on the lookout for fungi, orchids and birds. I heard a fair few birds as I walked – but didn’t manage to photograph very many. The fungi was not as abundant as I was hoping, but I did find a few nice species.
Here is some fungi from below Thornleigh Oval to Browns Waterhole – Continue reading
After the bird survey at Tempe, I caught a train to Wynyard and then a B-line Bus to Dee Why and walked out to Dee Why Lagoon and then Long Reef. I had lunch on the to pot the headland while waiting for the low tide, then visited the rock platform.
There were quite a few migratory birds around as well as the resident Terns. I was also hoping for an Osprey to be around, or a Nankeen Kestrel, but had to be content with a distant Sea Eagle. Anyway, here are some photos – Continue reading
I was able to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. After meeting, at Tempe Wetlands at 7:30 to 8 am, I joined the group surveying the wetlands. The other group surveys Tempe Reserve.
Compared to other days, it was fairly quiet at the wetlands. Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading
This was another good day of walking in the bush and looking for fungi. I did find some nice fungi – although it was not very abundant.
Craterellus cornucopioides
On this trip, I went down to Glenbrook Creek via Fairy Dell and Magdala Ck, then walked upstream to the Lagoon, then exited via Sassafras Gully Road. Here is some of what I found along the way – Continue reading
I spent a nice day at Bola Creek looking for fungi. A reasonable amount was out. On this visit, I walked in from Waterfall Station via the Couranga Track. Later, however, I was about to walk out, when I ran into Ken and his friend John. I ended up staying a little longer showing them some of the fungi, then accepted a lift back to Heathcote Station.
Clavaria zollingeri
Here is some of the fungi I found – Continue reading
Some wet weather was possible, so I thought a short excursion would be suitable – so I decide to head up to Springwood and check out the fungi in Birdwood Gully.
On my visit, it only rained for a very short time. The fungi was not super abundant, but I did manage to find some nice species, and I also got the impression that a lot of fungi were starting to appear. Continue reading
I was nice to join friends walking for a few days in one of the most spectacular parts of the Northern Blue Mountains, along a section of the divide between the Wolgan and Capertee Rivers. The trip was essentially a repeat of a trip I had been on back in 2013. Martin was on that trip and had suggested repeating it for this walk. Also in the party were Su Li and Brent.
I had originally suggested a repeat of a trip I had done in much the same country back in 2018. But the others wanted to do a circuit walk rather than an out and back trip. I was OK with this, but must admit that I had major misgivings when we arrived at the start – the carpark for Donkey Mountain. Most of the carpark was overgrown with head high weeds and other post bushfire regrowth. I feared the thick regrowth may extend a long way up the ridge we planned to ascend onto the tops. Continue reading
The Easter walk I was going on wasn’t starting till Easter Saturday, so I was able to join Gary and Allen on a morning of photography at Oatley Park.
We were after any fungi that was out as well as birds and whatever else we could spot. As well as oatley Park, we also visited the wetlands at Lime Kiln Bay and the track to the west. Continue reading
The day before I had been fortunate to hear about a new species of Flying Fox at the Turrella Camp on Wolli Creek. The light had been very bad for photography when I visited in the late afternoon, so I thought I would return to try and get some better photos. I also decided to first visit Sydney Park to see what birds were out.
At Sydney Park, I had a pleasant time. Not long after I arrived I spotted a quite distant Buff-banded Rail – Continue reading
I had a pleasant afternoon ramble along Wolli Ck, walking down the Two Valleys Track between Bexley North and Turrella. Earlier on the day, a friend, Deb, had told me about some new Flying Foxes that had appeared at the camp near Turrella – and that was one thing to look out for.
I had photographic gear for birds and fungi. I did not find too much fungi out along the track. Here is some I did see – Continue reading
