On my previous visit to Bicentennial Park I had noticed quite a few of the White-headed Stilts were either building nests or sitting on eggs. So I thought it worthwhile making another visit to see their progress.
I did spot quite few very young White-headed Stilts, in the company of their parents. Here are some – Continue reading
Another pleasant day spent in Royal National Park. This time it was a walk with Digi Dave from Wattamolla to Little Marley via the Coastal Track and then back the same way.
At Wattamolla, there were the usual Water Dragons near the creek. Continue reading
I spent an interesting afternoon at the local wetlands. I was mainly photographing birds.
When I arrived, I was saddened to see a large Blue Tongue Lizard. It was dead and was starting to be eaten by ants. I am not sure what kills the lizard. It had no visible signs that showed how it died. Perhaps it was trodden on (people do walk through at night) or rode over by a bike or trail bike? Continue reading
This was a pleasant and interesting day. My main purpose was to visit the Warriewood Wetlands and the nearby Irrawong Reserve. But, as it was quite windy, I broke my journey home, by making a quick visit to where I had seen the nesting pair of Peregrine Falcons to see if they were active. They were!
First at the Warriewood Wetlands there seemed to be a lot of nesting birds. I saw a few chicks, inkling some that looked recently hatched. Other birds were building nests. Continue reading
This was another pleasant day spent in Malabar Headland National Park. I caught a bus to Maroubra Beach and then walked out to the National Park.
On the way, I spotted quite a few Superb Fairy-wrens and lizards. Continue reading
I had been staying up at Blackheath after a BBQ at a friends place. Their house was fairly close to Govetts Leap Lookout, so I got up early and walked down to the lookout for sunrise. The dawn was reasonable but not too atmospheric.
Here are some more photos of the dawn – Continue reading
I spent a pleasant morning joining in with the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey.
It was fairly quiet at the wetlands – there did not seem to be any visible waterbird chicks. But not far along the path, we did spot some Wattlebird chicks. The parents were nearby. Continue reading
Last year, during July, I had visited Flat Rock Creek as part of the Round Willoughby Walk. It is an attractive remnant of bush at Naremburn above Tunks Park. I was recently dismayed to learn that the Berejiklian Government plans to destroy a large section of the area and use it as a tunnel site for a future tollway to the Northern Beaches. So I thought it worth visiting the area again and seeing what could be lost.
I entered the Flat Rock Creek area via the same track I had used last year. This path traverses a bit then descends to the creek. Not far along I saw a beautiful Green Tree Snake very close to the track. These snakes travel quite rapidly and are hard to photograph. Continue reading
I spent an interesting day with Digi Dave wandering around Oatley Park looking for birds, flowers and other things to photograph.
Flying Duck Orchid
Quite a number of birds were out. Here are some that we saw – Continue reading
It was a wet day, so I thought a short visit to the local wetlands would be a suitable activity. I managed to spot a few birds, but often had to photograph them under an umbrella.
Here are some of the birds I saw – Continue reading
