Wolli Creek Walk – 27 March 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a walk to get some exercise, but I also took my camera along.

For my exercise I cycled to Earlwood, locked up my bike, then started walking from Girrahween Park. I spotted a Hyacinth Orchid still out. Continue reading →

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 24 March 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another in a series of trips to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to investigate the fungi. I was invited to join Liz, who lives at Winmalee on an outing there.

We found quite a few corals out. But one we were looking for – that has a beautiful strawberry pink colour alluded us. Last year, we both saw in on a trip in early February of that year. Liz had also seen it earlier than that. But we did find quite a few other species. Here are some – Continue reading →

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Port Kembla Coastal Walk – 23 March 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Dave Noble

I had been to the coast near Post Kembla a few times – and visited one particular spot a lookout called Hill 60. Its a great vantage point for the coastline nearby. So I had seen this coast but never walked along it. Brian Everingham had a trip to see this coastline on the walks program of the National Parks Association of NSW and I fortunate to be able to join him. This was to be one of the last walks before the Coronavirus lockdown.

As per social distancing, people travelled down separately in small groups and met up on the foreshore near the Port Kembla Heritage Park. I had travelled down in pretty empty trains to Port Kembla Station, and it was a 15 minute walk to the meeting place. In the party were Brian, Faye, Jim, Peter, Lindsay, Gavin, Elide, Sophie, Judith and myself. Continue reading →

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Some Birds at Sydney Park – 22 March 2020

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Dave Noble

In the morning I had visited Ferndale Park and Chatswood. After that I went home, but I headed out in the late afternoon to Sydney Park for a session of bird photography.

When I arrived, about 5:30 pm, there were a lot of people there. It was a Sunday afternoon. There was plenty of room for social distancing – and I was never close to anyone while I was there. But others were close to each other. There seemed to be a lot of people having picnics or parties – groups of ten or more. A bit worrying at present. Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 22 March 2020

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another trip to check out the fungi at Ferndale Park at Chatswood. Its interesting to see how the fungi has changed – more of some species and less of others.

I was keen to see if any Waxcaps were out. A few seemed to be just starting out – Continue reading →

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Fungi and Birds – Terrys Creek and the Lane Cove River – 21 March 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk from Eastwood Station to Macquarie Park Metro Station via Terrys Creek and the Lane Cove River. I was on the lookout for fungi and all any birds I saw along the way.

Here is some fungi from along Terrys Creek – Continue reading →

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Fortress Creek Canyon – 19 March 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

A few more canyons were being reopened after the bushfires and the later floods. One of these was Fortress Creek. I headed up the mountains with Bob, and we set off from the carpark for the canyon.

The way in was badly burnt out. The first bit along the fire road was easy to follow. But the last bit – along a rough track was a lot more difficult. Continue reading →

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Fungi at Hazelbrook and Lawson – 18 March 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

After finding a lot of good fungi and slime moulds out at Springwood the previous day, I thought it may be worthwhile visiting the waterfall tracks south of Hazelbrook and Lawson a but higher up the mountains.

I found some interesting species, but not as may as I would have expected based on how much I found nearby at Springwood one day earlier. Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 17 March 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a long and interesting day looking for and photographing fungi and slime moulds at Springwood. It was quite rewarding – I found a fair bit of fungi out. If anything my trip was a bit ambitious. I walked from Springwood down Fairy Dell and Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek and then walked up Sassafras Gully to Sassafras Gully Road. It would have been better concentrate in one part – eg Magdala Creek or just Sassafras Gull down to Glenbrook Creek. Those options would have allowed me to search more thoroughly. I would have spent more time looking and photographing rather than the time spent walking that I had to do to complete the distance. However its a nice walk and this did give me a good overview of what is currently out.

A few weeks earlier, I had been on a trip to Sassafras Gully with Liz. That trip had to be cut short due to a big storm that hit us on the day. But we also found a lot of flood damage along Sassafras Gully. This made walking along the track difficult. I had to traverse the same section this walk – and I was pleased to find a lot of the fallen tress and been cleared. Nice. However, there was an awful lot of very bad storm damage along Glenbrook Creek and the lower part of Magdala Creek. Glenbrook Creek just upstream from the Magdala Creek junction is particularly hard hit. Continue reading →

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Birds and Fungi at Sydney Olympic Park – 16 March 2020

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a a day at Sydney Olympic Park, mainly photographing birds. It was fairly quiet when I arrived. There were not too many interesting birds in the large pond at Bicentennial Park, and not much happening at the Wreck Lookout.

Here are some of the birds at the ponds – Continue reading →

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