It was time for another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. My last visit had been in late July.
I was by myself this time, and wandered around the usual trails seeing what birds were around. I spent a fair bit of time looking for Azure Kingfishers, but on this visit I had no luck. But I did see a good range of other birds.
Here are some – Continue reading
I decided on another trip to Long Reef. More Osprey photography.
When I arrived, I walked down to the lower level from the lookout, and spotted two Osprey perched in trees on the north side. I walked along the beach towards them.
When I got close, I could see that there were actually three Ospreys perched in trees. Continue reading
Bob and myself had been investigating some Aboriginal art sites near the Putty Road. I had visited a very good site back in 2017 and was keen to see it again. So we visited that site first, then visited a number of other sites.
The first site is very impressive with a wide range of art.
As you approach the cave, it does not look too special. Continue reading
Another visit to Malabar Headland. My main aim was to photograph Peregrine Falcons.
Waling out, the wildflowers were starting to look good. Here is a Philotheca sp – Continue reading
I joined in on the bird survey along part of Wolli Creek Regional Park. The group surveyed between Girrahween Park to just past the rock climbing crag along the Two Valleys Track.
As well as birds, we also saw some nice wildflowers. Continue reading
After seeing a Powerful Owl family at Cheltenham a few days earlier, I thought it worth heading to Terrys Creek to see if I could spit any newly fledged Powerful Owlets there. I had no luck spotting Powerful Owls despite a lot of looking in places where I had seen them roosting before, but I did see some other nice birds.
I walked from Epping Road down to Browns Waterhole and back.
Here are some of the birds I saw – Continue reading
I decided to visit Sydney Park to see what birds were around. It turned out to be very quiet while I was there. Despite a lot of looking, I did not find too many birds.
Little Pied Cormorant
Tawny Frogmouth Continue reading
Bob and myself had got back to the city fair early after our Kings Tableland trip, so we decided to have a look for a Powerful Owl family close to Bob’s place at Cheltenham. Bob had seen them the day before.
Bob, kew roughly where to look, and he soon spotted an adult – Continue reading
Both Bob and myself were keen to check out some more Aboriginal art sites on Kings Tableland.
I had been to all of these sites before, and Bob had been to most of them, but we wanted to have a more thorough look, as we had missed some art earlier.
The first spot we visited were series of small overhangs. These featured a variety of art. Continue reading
I headed up to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches for another day of bird photography. And, with the aim of photographing raptors.
When I arrived, I spotted two Ospreys perched on the cliffs on the northern side of the headland. Continue reading
