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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 22 April 2020

My choice for an exercise venue was Nurragungy Reserve at Doonside. This tune out to be good – I travelled there on nearly empty trains and there was plenty of room for walking around without seeing too many other people … Continue reading

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Birds and Fungi at Nurragingy Reserve – 18 February 2020

When I visit Nurragingy Reserve I always look out for the resident Azure Kingfishers. I don’t always spot them. On this visit I as lucky, spotting one of the Azure Kingfishers perched above one of the pools and also a … Continue reading

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The Great West Walk – Toongabbie to Mt Druitt – 12 December 2019

Bob and myself competed another stage of the new Great West Walk. Earlier, I had walked from Parramatta to Toongabbie (and Bob had also completed that section by himself). We had originally planned to go canyoning, but with most canyons … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 27 November 2019

My previous visit to Nurragingy Reseve had been very fruitful – with lots of nice birds to photograph. I was keen to return and check the progress of the Azure Kingfishers, to see if their young had fledged. When I … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 22 November 2019

This was a very pleasant day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. At the reserve I met up with Jan, who was there on his first visit. We later met up with Johan for a short while – and we … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 19 September 2019

The weather forecast was for showers, but I was keen to get outdoors, so after consulting the weather radar, I jumped on a train to Doonside and then spent a pleasant day at Nurragingy Reserve. It did rain, quite heavily, … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 18 August 2019

This was another pleasant day photographing birds at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Like the previous visit, I had no luck spotting any of the Azure Kingfishers this time. But there were plenty of other nice birds to see. The best … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 25 July 2019

It had been a while since I had visited Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. I caught a train to Doonside and then walked the short distance from the station to the Reserve. Whenever I go to Nurragingy, I always look for … Continue reading

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Another Day at Nurragingy – 24 May 2019

I arrived at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside nice and early on a cool and very misty morning. It was quiet on the bird front so I wandered around getting some photos of the gardens in the mist. It was certainly … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 15 May 2019

I made another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside to see what birds were out. My last visit had been very good – I was able to get some reasonable photos of a pair of Azure Kingfishers (although not at … Continue reading

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