Sassafras Gully was a good place to visit. Almost empty trains to Springwood, and almost nobody on the tracks. On this trip I walked from the station to Sassafras Gully Road, then down the track to the Lagoon at Glenbrook Creek, then back via the Wiggins Track. A reasonable amount of fungi was out.
Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata
The highlight of this visit was finding quite a few species of waxcaps out. Here are some – Continue reading
This was another out and about with my camera, getting some exercise. I first visited Tempe Wetlands, the wastelands nearby then Tempe Reserve, and then went to Barton Park.
At Tempe Wetlands, there were not very many waterbirds in the ponds. I did see a few Honeyeaters in the hinterlands. Here is a Yellow-faced Honeyeater – Continue reading
During the lockdown, I spent a bit of time looking through my photos of Claustral Canyon and then putting them together into a YouTube Movie. Here is the finished movie of Claustral Canyon. It is best viewed at full 4K resolution on a monitor capable of displaying that resolution. If viewing on a Macintosh Computer, you need to use the Chrome Browser rather than Apple’s Safari.
The photos were taken on trips between 2011 and 2019.
I then made similar video of photos of Rocky Creek Canyon. Again it should be viewed at full 4K resolution.
This was my third repeat walk from Waterfall, down the Couranga Track to the Hacking River and around the Forest Track, with a stop at Bola Creek to look for and photograph fungi.
I was hopeful that some fungi would be out after a recent (24 mm) fall of rain. A lot of the fungi that I found was a bit old and dried out, butt here was enough fresh fungi to be found that I would have liked more time in the area. Continue reading
This was another exercise walk down part of the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek. This time I walked from Bexley North to Turrella Reserve, and then back to Girrahween Park and Earlwood.
Not that much was out – birds nor fungi. Continue reading
Another bike ride out along the Cooks River Cycleway to Homebush Bay with some stopping along the way to photograph birds.
My first stop was at Mason Park Wetlands. In Powells Creek, I again spotted a Great Egret hunting for fish. This time, it caught a very small fish, then flew off into the wetlands. Continue reading
This was more or less repeat of the exercise trip I had done on 23 April. I stared off walking through Tempe Wetlands, then visited the nearby wastelands and continued around Tempe Reserve. Then I made my way to Barton Park.
Like the previous trip, I did not see too much at Tempe Wetlands. Things were very quiet. At the wastelands I looked around for the raptors I had seen on previous visits – but no luck this time. I did have some success photographing some smaller birds. Continue reading
I made a repeat trip to Oatley Park for my exercise walk. My previous trip had been very good for exercise – the tracks were not crowded and there had been a fair bit to see. But my bird photography and not been that good. I was hoping to do better this visit.
I started earlier, first visiting the wetlands of Lime Kiln Bay. A few smaller birds were including some migratory honeyeaters. But my attention was turned to some larger birds. First a Satin Bowerbird – Continue reading
I had not been satisfied with what I had been able to photograph the day before at Barton Park, so I decided to make another visit. But this time, instead of starting out at Tempe, I decided to start out at Sydney Park.
I found Sydney Park a bit crowded, and after making a few circuits of the ponds, I thought there was not too much to see. So I left and caught a bus down the road to Barton Park. I went first to Landing Lights Wetland. It was much the same as the day before had been. Not many birds in the main pond. I did spot a few Black-fronted Dotterels like the previous day. Continue reading
For my exercise this day, I did some walking around Tempe, and then more walking at Barton Park.
At Tempe I visited the Wetlands, but they were very quiet. Not many birds were active or visible. I then continued to Tempe Wastelands, and walked on the high path above the airport, past the Container Terminal, to the wastelands. On my previous trip I had spotted some nice birds here, and had a good photos session with a Black-shouldered Kite. This time I spotted a few Red-browed Finches. Here is one – Continue reading
