Visit to Oatley Park – 26 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Oatley Park. Its always good place to experience Nature close to the city.

I spotted quite a few Tawny Frogmouths in the same places as my previous visit – Continue reading →

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More Birds at Barton Park – 25 May 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another afternoon visit to Barton Park to see what birds were around. It was similar to the visit I had made with Digi Dave two days earlier, but it did provide an opportunity to try out a different camera.

Here are some of the birds  – Continue reading →

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Another Day at Nurragingy – 24 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

I arrived at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside nice and early on a cool and very misty morning.

It was quiet on the bird front so I wandered around getting some photos of the gardens in the mist. It was certainly nice and atmospheric. Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 23 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a full and very pleasant day spent cycling with Digi Dave along the Cooks River Cycleway to Tempe and then along the cycleway to Botany Bay (and back). Along the way we stopped plenty of times and various locations to photograph the local birdlife.

Before meeting Digi Dave near the old Sugar Mill, I had located one of the resident sets of Tawny Frogmouths. These were perched in a tree near the Boat Harbour. Continue reading →

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Woodford Dam Walk – 22 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

The week before, I had been on a walk with Bob, from Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook. After a bit more research, Bob was keen to go back to part of the same area to look for some Aboriginal sites.

We set off along Winbourne Road at Hazelbrook and followed the fire road to Woodford Dam. Near the dam, we headed off track and explored some small cliffs looking for possible aboriginal art sites. Continue reading →

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Birds in the Warriewood Area – 21 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Warriewood Wetlands, Irrawong Reserve and some of the sporting fields near Narrabeen Lagoon to photograph birds. I was lucky this trip finding plenty of subjects.

At Warriewood Wetlands, I spotted quite a few birds. Here are some – Continue reading →

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More Birds at Bushells Lagoon – 20 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bushells Lagoon had been a very good venue for bird photography on my two earlier visits, so thought another visit could also be fruitful. It was.

Its a good place to look for and photograph raptors. A soon as I arrived I spotted a Whistling Kite flying around.  It then perched for a while in a tree near the Lane. Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 19 May 2019

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Dave Noble

On recent trips to Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, I had observed on some occasions a pair of Black-Shouldered Kites. Checking past visits I had seen these birds only in the afternoon. I was on the lookout for them again, so set out after lunch this visit.

Its a nice bike ride along the Cooks River Cycleway to Tempe and then on the cycleway that goes to Botany Bay. At Barton Park I stopped at Landing Lights Wetland. Looking around the main pond did not reveal too many birds – a few ducks, moorhens and coots and the usual Black-winged Stilts. The Dotterels seem to have moved on. What I did see where quite a few Golden-headed Cisticola. There were also a lot of wasps around. Perhaps the Cisticola were eating the wasps? Here are some of my photos of the Cisticola – Continue reading →

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Oatley Park – 17 May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself visited Oatley Park for a day of Nature photography. We wandered around the lookouts and the wetlands of Lime Kiln Bay, and followed the tracks photographing birds, flowers and other interesting things.

Early during our visit, we bumped in another photographer – also named David. He was generous with his local knowledge, pointing out some nearby Tawny Frogmouths and also telling us where to look for more. Continue reading →

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Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook Walk – 16 May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had suggested to Bob, that we visit the site of an old sawmill in a gully north of Faulconbridge sometime. The path to the sawmill is via the route used by an old funicular railway. By the time we got around to making the visit, Bob had expanded our activity to a longer bushwalk that would take us to a number of interesting sites.

Bob and myself started from Faulconbridge Station, and walked along the highway for a while. Our track to the sawmill site starts from the end of Highland Road, but before that we visited an interesting aboriginal site at Ticehurst Park. Continue reading →

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