After hearing about the Tawny Frogmouth chcks, some friends were keen to come along and spend a morning photographing them and some of the other birds along the river. So I met up with Ken, Brian and Digi Dave, all with our cameras.
I could not relocate one of the Tawny Frogmouth families. As the chicks get older – they seem to move a fair bit each day when they return close to their nesting site and sleep during the daylight hours. Continue reading
This was another photography trip along the Coastal Track. This time, I started fairly late in the day at Otford and walked north to Bundeena.
The weather was very fine. Perhaps too fine. Quite hot for walking (but there are swimming opportunities) – and not very good light for photography except for late afternoon and very early morning. Continue reading
Two years ago, there were two separate families of Tawny Frogmouths, living in the trees alongside the Cooks River. Both the families were two adults and two chicks. I didn’t see any last year. But, this year, there are again two families, as before. Each with two adults and two chicks.
I was fortunate to photograph them. Continue reading
I spent an afternoon walking along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek between Bexley North and Turrella. I can’t recall walking down the valley at this time of the year before and I was interested to see if any orchids were out.
Early on the walk, I disturbed a rather large and healthy looking Red Belied Black Snake sunning itself on the track. It slithered off too quickly for a photo unfortunately. Continue reading
I had never walked on the Illawarra Escarpment between Stanwell Park and Sublime Point. I had seen a possible walking route with tracks marked on Open Street Maps so knew there was a way to follow. I wanted to see if it was a feasible extension to the Coastal Walk in Royal National Park.
The Coastal Walk ends at Otford, and there is no obvious route from there up onto the escarpment. There is, at the next town south along the railway line – Stanwell Park. On the west side of the platform is the start of the Wodi Wodi Track which climbs up onto the escarpment in two different ways. Continue reading
I enjoyed a very pleasant day photographing in Royal National Park at Bundeena with Digi Dave. Rain was forecast, and as we headed out to Bundeena, it looked unlikely it would rain in the next few hours, so we headed out to the sea cliffs at the start of the Coastal Track.
We soon arrived at The Balconies. There were plenty of photographic subjects – wildflowers, the many honeyeaters and other birds darting around the coastal heath. The sea cliffs and rock formations and also the possibility of whales cruising past on their southward migration. Continue reading
This was another dawn visit to Sculpture By The Sea. I arrived early and took some dawn photos then I began shooting a lot of stills for time lapse sequences. Back at home I turned those into a video.
Here is the completed video –
And a few stills – Continue reading
This was a pleasant walk to the cliffs above the Grose Valley, mainly to photograph the spectacular Hanging Rock.
Hanging Rock
I caught the train to Blackheath, arrived around 1:30 pm, and then started on the walk. It took about 20 minutes to reach the barrier on Ridgewell Road, and then about another hour to reach the end of the road at Burramoko Head. On the way out, there were quite a few others walkers around – some walking back, some walking out. There was also a lot of wildflowers out – including many waratahs. Continue reading
I arrived at Tamarama a little before sunrise and started to wander around the exhibits. Some were quite interesting. I intended to come back to Tamarama later on, so I could examine them in more detail then. Time to look for a good location for sunrise.
I started on the Coastal Walkway to Bondi, and the sun soon rose up into a small cloud layer. The atmosphere was quite interesting. I continued along – battling with other photographers for the best positions and trying to avoid the passing parade of joggers out on their dawn run. Continue reading
I waited only a few days before completing part 2 of this walk – the northern section between Minnamurra and Kiama. It is a shorter section – but one that demands a bit of time to see what is on offer. The weather was forecast to be wet to start and then improving. I think any rain had fallen before I had arrived – but at least there were some nice clouds that made photography more atmospheric.
Minnamurra Head and Stack Island
I arrived at Minnamurra Station about 9:30 am and walked a short way along roads to a park near the Minnamurra River and the start of the walk. Like the southern section, this is signposted – but perhaps not as well. Continue reading
