I spent a few hours at Tempe Wetlands looking for birds – but with only limited success. Not that many birds seemed to be out compared to my previous visits. Perhaps I was there a bit late in the day on this visit? (around 10:30 am to 12:30 pm).
Yellow Faced Honeyeater
Anyway I did manage to get a few photos on nice birds. Here are some – Continue reading
I spent an enjoyable weekend at Mt Victoria with friends John and Chuin Nee and their two sons Jasper and Sebastian. We were there to see and hear steam locomotives. It was a weekend celebrating 150 years of railways at Mt Victoria.
A huge crowd had gathered at Mt Victoria for the weekend. Some had come up by Intercity Train, some by car, and some in vintage carriages hauled up by an old steam locomotive. Much of the activity was in the park – with many stalls and events. And a lot more nearby at the station. Continue reading
David Hufton invited me to join him on a photo trip to the south coast of NSW based around Mystery Bay near Narooma. This is country that I am not very familiar with and it was a great opportunity to see some wonderful country at a relaxed pace allowing plenty of time for photography.
I met David and travelled in his car down the coast. We eventually reached the town of Narooma where we called into the tourist office. One brochure we got which was very useful was on sites of geological significance in the area. From Narooma it was only a few more kilometres to Mystery Bay. We then drove to the campground and set up our tents. David said that the campground can get very full in summer, but on our visit it was nice and quiet.
Mystery Bay is an interesting place with a fascinating history. As its name says, there is a mystery here. It is the story of a visiting geologist, Lamont Young and 4 companions that vanished without trace in 1880. Continue reading
I spent a very interesting day along parts of the Cooks River looking for and photographing birds. I started out by cycling to the Tempe Wetlands.
I was on the lookout for honeyeaters – but I did not find all the species I had seen on my previous visit. Here are some that I did find – Continue reading
This was another walk with the National Parks Association of NSW organised by Brian Everingham. This time in the party were Brian, Sue, Esther, Lydia, Ron, Sue 2, Sue 3, James, Gary and myself.
Some of us met up on the Manly Ferry and we were joined by others in the party at Manly. Continue reading
I spent a very worthwhile morning wandering around the Tempe Wetlands and surrounding areas photographing the birds.
Nutmeg Mannikan
One remarkable thing was the number of birds flying from south to north overhead. They seemed to be honeyeaters. Perhaps a mixture of Yellow Faced and White-Naped Honeyeaters. Continue reading
This was a walk of the National Parks Association of NSW organised by Brian Everingham. The purpose was to look at regeneration after the recent bushfire and to see how the replacement track work was proceeding.
Brian was joined by Esther, Sue, Val, Bob, Paul, Digi Dave and myself. After the walk, Digi Dave and myself stopped off at Audley to photograph some of the birds there. Continue reading
It had been a while since I had been along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek, so I thought it was about time I visited my local patch of bushland.
I caught a train to Bexley North Station and then set out along the track. I was looking to see if any fungi was out, so had a camera with macro lens and a tripod for that. But I was not too hopeful and also had my birding camera with me. In the end, I used that camera for the vast majority of photos. Continue reading
I was fortunate to be able to join some other birds watchers and photographers on a trip to the Wollondilly Valley to observe an photograph some birds.
Eastern Yellow Robin
We had great day and saw quite a few species. Here is some of what we saw – Continue reading
I completed a short walk from Watsons Bay, out to South Head and back and then along the coastal path from The Gap to Dover Heights. The weather was not that good for a longer walk – there was some rain around. But not that frequent and quite light.
I had a pleasant ferry trip to Watsons Bay, and then proceeded along roads to Camp Cove and the start of the track to South Head. Continue reading
