After a quick visit a few days earlier, I decided to make a longer visit to Wolli Creek Regional Park – to the section near Bray Avenue and close to Hartill Law Avenue. This time I saw a much wider range of birds.
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I met up with Valerie at the Australian Museum in Sydney where we viewed the finalists for the Natural History Photo Competition. This was very worthwhile with many great photos on display. We then made our way to the Botanic Gardens to see if we could spot the Powerful Owl family once again. We did easily.
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I had recently seen other bird watchers’ observations of some nice birds near the Bray Avenue Wetlands in Wolli Creek Regional Park. I knew there was at least one Sacred Kingfisher, as we had seen one a few days earlier on the Wolli Creek bird survey. But we had been across the other side of Hartill Law Avenue from the Kingfisher. I was meeting Valerie around lunchtime at the Museum in the city to see a photos exhibition. So I thought it worthwhile having look at the Bray Avenue area first.
My short visit was well worthwhile. I did see some quite nice birds, including a flock of Scarlet Honeyeaters which are rare in the inner west. Here are some photos – Continue reading
I thought I would give Long Reef another try. My last trip had been fairly quiet, but was that a one off?
This trip turned out to a bit quiet too, but not as bad as the last visit.
It got off to a good start. A Humpback Whale was breaching in the far distance. Continue reading
The eastern section of Malabar Headland National Park has been closed a lot recently due to police practicing using rifles at the nearby rifle range. When then rifle range is being used the National Park in closed on the east side. So, on one of the flew day that it is open, I headed there with Sue, and we later met Alana.
We had a very full day. Continue reading
It had been a long while since i had visited Rookwood Necropolis, so I made an afternoon visit which turned out to be very worthwhile.
I visit the area near Serpentine Creek which has a good woodland that attracts many birds. I was hoping to see Scarlet Honeyeaters and I certainly did. I was also hoping to see Brown Goshawks, which nest in the area. I did get fleeting glimpse of one, but no photos. I did hear them calling and I think it’s likely they will breed in the area again. Continue reading
I was able to take part in the Wolli Creek bird survey. We survey from Girrahween Park to the Flying Fox Camp and back.
Here are some of the birds saw – Continue reading
I decided to visit some of my favourite local bird photography venues. I first visited Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland, and then caught a bus to Tempe and I walked up the Cooks River to Illawarra Road.
First – Landing Lights Wetland. Some Pied Stilts. Continue reading
I went on another visit to the Northern Beaches to again photograph Ospreys at Long Reef. I was there for a few hours, but despite several Ospreys being present, things turn out to be fairly quiet – at least in terms of them catching fish, so I left early and walked to some coastal cliffs to photograph a family of Peregrine Falcons.
First, some Ospreys at Long Reef. When I arrived things looked promising. Continue reading
On a previous visit to the Gardens of Stone, I had been out on one of the western ridges of the Lost City with friend Roger. We had noticed then what looked like an unusual pillar of rock amongst the pagodas. I had worked out roughly where it was and was keen to get closer to it for a better look.
The chance for a walk to it arrived when Bob’s unavailable for the usual Thursday walk, but Doug was keen to head out and had not been to the Lost City before. And Doug was happy to drive up. So we headed up to the Newnes Plateau and venture out along some rough roads on the western side of the Lost City in the Gardens Of Stone Conservation Area. When the road got a bit too rough, we parked and then started walking. Continue reading
