With the recent unending spell of hot weather, it has been hard to be motivated for energetic activities. So it was easy to decide on another visit to the zoo.
Barking Owl
I wanted to try and get some photos of animals that I and missed out on last visit – such as the fishing cat. On this visit, I did manage to get some photos of it, but nothing too special. I think you need to be lucky to see the cat actually in the water and fishing. Continue reading
After a recent photographic trip to Claustral Canyon I have been thinking about the photographic challenges of the canyon.
I have gone through the photos of the canyon I have taken between 2008 and 2016 and placed the best of these in a gallery beginning on this page. I still have an earlier page of photos of the canyon found here. That old gallery mainly has photos scanned from colour slides. Continue reading
I was heading up to Blackheath for a literary function that afternoon. So I used the middle of the day to visit The Grand Canyon. It was also a good time to catch up with a friend Rik, who has just returned from New Zealand after completing an excellent bushwalk – a long traverse of the Cameron Mountains in Fiordland. Rik was also keen to visit the canyon.
After a nice breakfast at Blackheath village, we headed off to Evans Lookout, and then walked back to the Neates Glen Track to make our way to the canyon. At present this canyon is only open for canyoners on 3 days per week (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) because of track work. Continue reading
I joined a group of friends for a trip along part of the Bargo River at Tahmoor down to the Mermaids Pool. It was a very hot day – well suited to swimming and the river was an ideal place to go. This is part of the area for the proposed Bargo-Nepean National Park.
Bargo River
In the party were John and Chuin Nee, with their two young sons Jasper and Sebastian, and also Enmoore, Brent, Su Li, Martin and Steffy. We left the carpark at Retford Bridge and walked down the Bargo River along the lower track. Our first stopping place was the See Through Pool where we enjoyed a nice swim. I also took a few photos of the nice waterfalls and cascades. The water flow was much less than on my previous visit. Continue reading
After the protest at Baird’s Office at Manly, Wendy and myself had lunch at Manly Beach and then Wendy had to head off to work. I had the afternoon free, so I started walking north along the Coastal Walkway.
I walked along Manly Beach. There was a lot of surfers out and about enjoying the waves. Continue reading
The third of March is World Wildlife Day and a protest was organised outside the office of the premier at Manly.
I travelled over with Wendy on the Manly Ferry and we joined a large group of conservationists outside the Premier’s office. We were all standing up for nature and expressing our disappointment at the many recent state government decisions that have a detrimental effect on trees and wildlife. Continue reading
It was a hot day, and better suited to some relaxing photography than something too active. In the morning, I cycled down to the Cooks River with my camera.
I went up to the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and look about. Not too much happening. Close by, a White Faced Heron was sunning itself. Another heron, a Striated heron flew up the river. Both made interesting subjects. Continue reading
Digi Dave and myself headed to Swallows Rock Reserve at Grays Point and set off n our craft (Digi Dave in his sea kayak, and me in my packraft) up the Hacking River.
It was an easy paddle up to the weir at Audley. There we turned around and paddled the short way back to Reids Flat where we got out and had lunch. While we were having lunch we noticed a sea eagle on the far side of the river. It was doing some strange flying. Looking at the photos later on, it seems that the bird was collecting sticks, probably to make a nest. Continue reading
Claustral Canyon is a canyon I have visited a lot of times. It is one of my favourites and it is one that I have tried photographing many times over the years. The trouble is that on a normal trip through the canyon, it is not fair to hold up other party members too much in the time spent setting up tripods and pfaffing around with cameras.
So it was good that Albert was keen to come along on a photographic trip through the canyon.
I spent a nice day at the zoo, wandering around taking photos.
This time I started out at the Seal Show, which I had not been to for a number of years. It was very good.
