I joined The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc for their field activity at Wolli Creek. The activity was held in conjunction with the Wolli Creek Preservation Society. We met at Girrahween Park at Earlwood, and then split into two groups to look for fungi.
I was in a group that headed upstream. Another group went downstream from the park. Continue reading
David Hufton was keen on a walk, and after some discussion we decided to walk down part of the coastline in Royal National Park – from Bundeena to Marley.
I was after some photos of whales, but the only ones we spotted were a long way out – and I ended up photographing a lot more birds than whales. The New Holland Honeyeaters were abundant and quite playful – and good subjects. Continue reading
I travelled down by train with Bob to do the Kiama Coast Walk between Minnamurra and Kiama.
After getting off the train, we made our way to the start of the Coastal Path near the Minnamurra River. It was a fine day, and a very warm day for winter. We were glad there was a sea breeze. Continue reading
It had been a while since I had been down the Lane Cove Valley looking for fungi, and since that trip there had been a reasonable amount of rain, so I though a trip worthwhile. It was. I was surprised by the fungi I found.
Here is a selection of what I found between Thornleigh Oval and Porters Creek. Quite a few species of Cortinarius and also quite a few coral fungi – Continue reading
As it had been so dry, I had not not bothered to visit Sassafras Gully to look for fungi for a fair while. But recently, there had been some rain – although the mid mountain had had far less than the coastal fringe, so I was not that hopeful that much fungi would be out.
There was not much out, although I did spot some interesting species. This was one I found. it was very tiny and a cluster of them were growing on a log – Continue reading
I spent and interesting and enjoyable day wandering along the Two Valleys Track from Bexley North to Tempe, and then a short trip to Tempe Wetlands. I took two cameras – one with a telephoto lens for birds and one with macro lens for fungi.
The fungi was not great, but reasonable. The birds were quite good. I didn’t find much in the first section, so proceeded to the open grassy area where I took some time photographing to Welcome Swallows. Here is a selection – Continue reading
At present, quite a few planets are easily seen from Sydney – all quite early in the evening. These are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn – all visible at dusk, and a bit later Mars appears.
Saturn
In the early evening, I went outside, and just using my camera and telephoto lens (with teleconverter) I took a few hand held shots of three of the planets. I think the results are quite reasonable given the little trouble I went to to get the photos. Continue reading
This was another scheduled field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. It was a visit to Bola Creek in Royal National Park. On the morning, we found a reasonable amount of fungi out, and like other locations, we observed only a very limited number of waxcaps.
Here are some of what we saw – Continue reading
After a big storm the pervious afternoon, I thought a return to Ferndale Park at Chatswood could be worthwhile to see if any new fungi was out. It was a worthwhile trip – a fair amount of fresh fungi was out.
Here are some of what I saw. First, some corals – Continue reading
I had visited Darling Mills Creek back in 2015 (see here). I can remember before that trip – Bob pointing out Darling Mills Creek while driving along the M2 and he mentioned that there was a walking track along it. So, not long after that I had explored the track. But it turns out, Bob had not walked down the creek, so I thought it about time for another trip. The weather forecast was not the best, so we thought a more local trip would suit.
This time, we met outside Beecroft Station, and caught a bus along Aitken Road to the Richard Webb Reserve where we started the walk. Continue reading
