Tag Archives: Northern Beaches

More Birds at Long Reef – 8 August 2024

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

Lately, Long Reef has provided the best opportunities for bird photography of the type I like doing (shooting raptors in flight), so I made another trip there with my camera. Again, I had some good birds there – four Osprey, … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef and the Sea Cliffs – 5 August 2024

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

My previous trip to Long Reef had been ver good for photographing the local Ospreys despite very bad weather – particularly the strong cold wind. This time the weather forecast was better, but it looked like it might be a … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Long Reef – 7 April 2024

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Dave Noble

I spent another day at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve on the Northern Beaches. I was after more photos of raptors. In particular Ospreys. They turned out to be the only raptors I saw. There were no Sea Eagles, or Kestrels … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef for the Raptors – 1 April 2024

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

Reasonable weather was forecast – warm, but I was hoping for a sea breeze, so I decided to head back up to Long Reef to try and photograph the Ospreys and any other raptors that turned up. When I arrived, … Continue reading →

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Raptors at Long Reef – 25 March 2024

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to Long Reef for another go at photographing the birds – and with the hope of seeing some raptors. When I arrived it was pretty quiet. The tide was too high to venture out onto the platform. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 10 March 2024

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Dave Noble

I headed up to Long Reef for an afternoon of bird photography. The tide was fairly low, so I was able to venture out onto the rock platform. One aim was to photograph some of the local Ospreys. I did … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 18 February 2024

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Dave Noble

It was time to head to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches again. I was on the lookout for Ospreys and other raptors, but with low tide – I also had the chance to look for migratory birds. When I … Continue reading →

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Back to the Northern Beaches – a Quiet Day – 10 December 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Dave Noble

After a very hot day on Saturday, and with cooler weather on Sunday, I decided on another trip to to the sea cliffs of the Northern Beaches to see if the raptors were still active. Generally, they were not – … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Raptors – 4 December 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the cliffs of the Northern Beaches to photograph again the family of Nankeen Kestrels I had seen on my previous visit, and also any Peregrine Falcons that may be nearby. When I arrived on the … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Birds – 26 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the Northern Beaches with the principal aim to photograph the Peregrine Falcon family, that I had been photographing a lot lately. That is, aiming they young birds were still close to their nest area. But … Continue reading →

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