Visit to Taronga Zoo – 8 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

My friend Sue was keen to visit Taronga Zoo, and I was able to join her. We had a very pleasant day wandering around the enclosures observing the animals.

Here is a selection of photos –

Squirrel Monkey

Rock Orchids Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse – 8 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

Early in the morning, there was a Lunar Eclipse visible in Australia. I have photographed many of these over the years and they are not difficult – as the Moon even when eclipsed is easy to locate, and you don’t need a dark sky, but you do need a tripod and telephoto lens. This eclipse was taking place at an inconvenient time – from 3:30 am till about 5 am, so it would mean getting up in the middle of the night. But at that time, the Moon would be visible from my balcony and that was convenient. Also, it should mean that the eclipsed Moon would be quite red in colour – a so called “Blood Moon”.

Above photo taken at 4:19 am. 600 mm at f 5.6, 1/4 second, 3200 ISO.

I took a series of photos and later found some suffered a bit from clouds. Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef – 7 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another day at Long Reef, and different to some recent visits – a Nankeen Kestrel was around (and two of them briefly) as well as Osprey and a Sea Eagle.

When I arrived, I walked down to the lower level below the lookout. No Ospreys were about, but a Nankeen Kestrel was hunting nearby. Continue reading →

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Birds along the Cooks River and at Sydney Park – 6 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

This a was a bit of a local day, staring off with a walk down the Cooks River from Illawarra Road to the Princes Highway, then a bus to Sydney Park.

Cooks River

Little Black Cormorant  Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland Visit – 5 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Malabar Headland while the weather was good.

I had a reasonable day, although it was very quiet for long periods. But at least in nice weather, it was pleasant to sit to on the cliffs enjoying the scenery.

When I first walked in, I soon spotted a single Peregrine Falcon perched on the cliffs near Boora Point. The photo below is telephoto and it is hard to spot the falcon – in the middle. That is one reason it is always worth taking binoculars on these trips. Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve Visit – 4 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time for another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. My last visit had been in late July.

I was by myself this time, and wandered around the usual trails seeing what birds were around. I spent a fair bit of time looking for Azure Kingfishers, but on this visit I had no luck. But I did see a good range of other birds.

Here are some – Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 3 September 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided on another trip to Long Reef. More Osprey photography.

When I arrived, I walked down to the lower level from the lookout, and spotted two Osprey perched in trees on the north side. I walked along the beach towards them.

When I got close, I could see that there were actually three Ospreys perched in trees. Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Art near the Putty Road – 2 September 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had been investigating some Aboriginal art sites near the Putty Road. I had visited a very good site back in 2017 and was keen to see it again. So we visited that site first, then visited a number of other sites.

The first site is very impressive with a wide range of art.

As you approach the cave, it does not look too special. Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 1 September 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another visit to Malabar Headland. My main aim was to photograph Peregrine Falcons.

Waling out, the wildflowers were starting to look good. Here is a Philotheca sp – Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Birds Survey – 31 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the bird survey along part of Wolli Creek Regional Park. The group surveyed between Girrahween Park to just past the rock climbing crag along the Two Valleys Track.

As well as birds, we also saw some nice wildflowers. Continue reading →

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