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Sydney Olympic Park – Birds and Fungi – 30 March 2022

This was an afternoon trip to Sydney Olympic Park. I first went to Woo-la-ra to photograph the stinkhorns again that I had seen on my previous visit. These stinkhorns are Pseudocolus fuciformis. Here are some more photos –

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 6 November 2021

I decide to visit Sydney Olympic Park for a day of bird photography. I caught a train to North Strathfield then walked down to the Mason Park Wetlands. After a stop there, I entered Bicentennial Park and visited Lake Belvedere, … Continue reading

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 7 August 2021

Day 42 of lockdown. I had checked the limit of the area I could exercise in – my Local Government Area or within a 10 km radius. The western limit was Rookwood Necropolis, which I had already visited, and to … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 10 March 2021

In the afternoon, after the Greenway Bird Survey, I headed with my bike to Sydney Olympic Park. I went by train to Strathfield North and then cycled down to the Mason Park Wetlands. I didn’t see any notable birds there, … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 26 December 2020

It had a been a while since I had been to Sydney Olympic Park, so I decided to make a visit.  I caught a train to Strathfield North and then walked down to Mason Park Wetlands. After that I visited … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 4 October 2020

I spent most two the day at Sydney Olympic Park photographing birds. I started off at the Mason Park Wetlands, then headed into Bicentennial Park and first went to Lake Belvedere, then the Bennelong Ponds. Next the Waterbird Refuge. Next, … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 16 August 2020

I headed to the Sydney Olympic Park area to look for and photograph birds. It was a fairly quiet day compared to other visits. I first visited the Mason Park Wetlands, and here I spotted a Black-fronted Dotterel searching for … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 13 May 2020

After the Greenway bird survey, I caught a train to Strathfield North and walked down to Mason Park.  In the wetlands I spotted a single Black-fronted Dotterel. Nearby, in Powells Creek a White-faced Heron was hunting. It would stir up … Continue reading

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Homebush Bay Ride – 18 April 2020

I decided to ride out to Homebush Bay again. This  is a nice ride, virtually all on cycleways, and there is a lot to see along the way. It was once a very regular ride that I would do. I … Continue reading

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Homebush Bay Bike Ride – 2 April 2020

This was a pleasant and interesting exercise ride from my place, out along the Cooks River Cycleway to Homebush Bay, then visiting some of the birds sites, then a ride back along the same route. Soon after I started, I … Continue reading

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