Birds at Warriewood – 29 October 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day spent at Warriewood photographing the birdlife. I caught a B-line bus up the Northern Beaches, and on the walk to Warriewood Wetlands I ran into Jan, who was also visiting the area photographing the birds. We joined up, and later at Irrawong Reserve, met Alexandra, who joined us on the walk back through Warriewood Wetlands. After lunch, Jan and myself continued down Mullet Creek, then crossed Pittwater Road to Lakeside Park and finished off at Rat Park.

At Warriewood wetlands, Jan and myself, took the boardwalk track through to the Settling Ponds. On the way we spotted a few Purple Swamphen chicks. Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 28 October 2019

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

The previous day had been most interesting. The next day I would be in Maroubra Junction during the middle of the day, so decided to make a return visit that afternoon. This time I started from the Malabar side and walked out to Boora Head.

Conditions were reasonable. As I walked in a I spotted a distant raptor. I think it may have been a Swamp Harrier – Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 27 October 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another interesting day spent out on Malabar Healdand. Again, my main motivation was to photograph the juvenile Peregrine Falcons while they are still close to their nest area.

In particular I was after photos of two or three of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons interacting in the air. I thought this may become less likely the older the chicks get. When I reached the nest area, I spotted two of the chicks. One was on a lower ledge, the other was higher up. I waited for it to take-off. Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 26 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another very pleasant day wandering around Oatley Park with my camera. I saw quite a few birds and also some nice orchids.

I started by visited the wetlands at Lime Kiln Bay. I saw a nice lot of Chestnut Teal chicks. Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Canyoning – 24 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

Warm weather means the canyoning season has arrived. Bob and myself were headed up the mountains to visit a fairly short canyon. I had heard about the canyon from another canyoner. They had wanted to know if I knew about it and if it had name. It was one I was not familiar with. It sounded short – but also seemed worth visiting.

So Bob and myself decided it would be good for a visit easy in the season. It was not a long walk to the start of the canyon – but it was scrubby. It did look like it had not been visited too often. Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 23 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

Spring is always a good time for bird photography. The birds are often active – getting food, setting up nests, getting food for chicks etc. The weather is not too hot, so the birds are often active throughout the day. It was time for a trip up to the Northern Beaches. One reason was to check on the nesting Ospreys. Another was to visit the rock platform at the end of Long Reef to see if any migratory birds were present.

On this trip, I was joined by Jan. It was a full day as we visited a number of sites, using bus transport to get from place to place. We met at Wynyard Park, and hen caught a B-line bus to Warriewood. We then walked out to sporting park to see how the pair of Ospreys were doing. Unfortunately, on ur visit they were quiet. One was sitting on the nest – hopefully on eggs, and the other was perched on a light close by. A Currawong did make a guest appearance,  but that was all. Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds and Whales – 22 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a most extraordinary day! Probably the best day of bird photography I have ever experienced. The main object was to take more photos of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons – and it looked like our visit was optimal for this. The three chicks and come a long way in their flying ability, and were now practicing their hunting and defensive flying. This provided many photographic opportunities. It also turned out to be a great day for photographing whales.

On the day, I met up with Jan on the headland. He stayed till early afternoon. And I was also joined by Ken. He was there from late morning  till we left around  4 pm. Continue reading →

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Birds at Bushells Lagoon – 21 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Bushells Lagoon near Wilberforce. Like previous visits, I caught a train to Windsor and then cycled out to the Lagoon. I had good trip, and had the place to myself for the first hour or so.

Straw-necked Ibis

As always, there were lots of birds around. On the laneway to the Lagoon, I had seen some Dusky Woodswallows. Here are some mating – Continue reading →

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Birds Along the Cooks River and at Barton Park – 20 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another interesting day spent in my local area photographing the birds. I stared by cycling along the Cooks River to check out how the tawny Frogmouths were doing. Then I continued along the cycleway to Barton Park and the Landing Lights Wetland.

On the Cooks River I checked out the nesting Tawny Frogmouths. First near Younger Avenue – Continue reading →

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Curra Moors Walk – 19 October 2019

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had been on an amazing walk along the Curra Moors a few months earlier. It was an incredible experience with an amazing display of wild flowers. It was time to make a repeat visit to see what had changed.

This time I was with Digi Dave. The flowers were different, but equally stunning. Here are some – Continue reading →

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