I joined in on the monthly survey along Wolli Creek between Girrahween Park and the Flying Fox Camp and back.
At Girrahween Park, near Fauna St, w e heard calls from Noisy Miners. They were trying to drive away a pair of Channel-billed Cuckoos. Continue reading
The October Long Weekend is the time for the NSW Transport Heritage Expo based around Central Station. Last year, I enjoyed a steam train ride to Hurstville and back, and this year, I was keen on a heritage train ride along the freight line to Port Botany and back. This line is normally closed to the public and the spoil heritage train rides sell out quickly, so I made sure I booked early.
I only went along on the first day of the long weekend. Here are some of my photos – Continue reading
In early September, Bob and myself had visited some great Aboriginal art sites near the Putty Road. We were keen to see more, and on this second trip were joined by Doug. On this trip, we walked along a fire road that followed a creek. Along this valley are quite a few sites of interest.
Here is where we parked – Continue reading
I headed to Malabar Headland and was joined by Sue and later met up with Alana. We had a very pleasant day.
Near the National Park entrance gate near Maroubra Beach, we heard a number of Rufous Whistlers. We spotted a distant one – Continue reading
I did a short walk from Canterbury Road down the Cooks River to Wardell Road, and along the way I photographed some of the birds I saw. I was looking for nesting Tawny Frogmouths, and I ended up only seeing one nesting pair out of four possible pairs.
Here are some photos – Continue reading
This was a day of culture. I had been wanting to visit the Chau Chak Wing Museum at Sydney University for a while, but had not given it a lot of priority. So I thought it about time to change this. WhenI looked a the website, I found that on Sundays, it opens at Noon, so that left a spot in the morning, and I thought a visit to the nearby White Rabbit Gallery would be good. Both venues were very worthwhile.
On the way to the White Rabbit Gallery in Camperdown, I passed the Mortuary Station – Continue reading
A warm day was forecast, so Sue suggested a trip on the Harbour, and we met around 11 am at Circular Quay. A ferry was about to leave for Parramatta so we boarded it. The Rivercat was one with seats outside on the front, and that was a very pleasant place to be – we had great views anda nice breeze all the way to Parramatta.
Here are some photos –
Leaving Circular Quay
The Harbour Bridge and Opera House Continue reading
Bob and myself had seen recent photos on social media taken by Peter Raines near Flagstaff Hill on Bells Line Of Road, of a new landslide somewhere close to Victoria Falls. Peter determined that the landslide was probably at the end of there ridge between Victoria Brook and Victoria Creek. We were interested in having a closer look at the landslide, so we decided to walk out to the southern part of Odin Head.
Doug joined Bob and myself for the trip. We first visited Victoria Falls Lookout – where we got great views of the Grose Valley but we could not see the new landslide. Continue reading
I spent a very enjoyable day out in Malabar Headland National Park with Sue and Valerie. We saw some great wildflowers and animals.
Probably the main aim was to see the Peregrine Falcons, and we did see at least one of the resident nesting pair. But only briefly.
Walking out from Maroubra Beach, the Flannel Flowers were starting to look good. Continue reading
On the evening of 22 September, I gave a Zoom presentation on the Two Valleys – the Cooks River and Wolli Creek, to the Southern Sydney Branch of the National Parks Association of NSW. It has now been uploaded to YouTube.
