Tag Archives: Tempe Reserve

Kingfisher encounters – Cooks River Bike Ride – 4 September 2021

Day 70 of lockdown. Another exercise bike ride down the Cooks River. On another previous trip down the river (a walk), I had been looking out for Kingfishers, and I had seen an Osprey, this time my main aim was … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Bike Ride – 29 August 2021

Day 64 of Lockdown. I returned to the Cooks River, with a morning bike ride down to Cahill Park and back. The tide was rising and fairy high when I headed back – so I thought my chances of spotting … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 26 August 2021

Day 61 of Lockdown. For exercise, I went on a bike ride down the Cooks River to Tempe and then to Barton Park. As usual, I took a camera. On the way, I stopped off, just downstream of Illawarra Road, … Continue reading →

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Back to the Cooks River – 21 August 2021

Day 56 of lockdown. I decided to do another bike ride along the Cooks River. My main aim was to try and spot the Osprey that I had seen the day before, along with the usual aim of spotting and … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Walk – 18 August 2021

Day 53 of lockdown. For exercise – I joined Valerie for a walk down the Cooks River to Tempe Reserve and back. We had a very pleasant morning, that extended to early afternoon. We met at 9 am on the … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Walk – 22 July 2021

Day 26 of lockdown. It was a nice but cool day, so I decided another walk down to the Cooks River would be good for exercise. I walked downstream as far as the junction with Wolli Ck and then crossed … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 8 July 2021

Day 12 of the lockdown. I decided to do another bike ride along the Cooks River and then to Barton Park and back. I packed my camera to record any birds I saw along the way. I looked along the … Continue reading →

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Cooks River to Tempe Walk – 6 July 2021

Day 10 of lockdown. Options for exercise  are rather limited. I have usually either cycled or walked down to the Cooks River and then continued either upstream or downstream. On this day, I walked downstream. At the river, I bumped … Continue reading →

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Even More Cooks River Birds – 30 June 2021

Day 4 of lockdown. My exercise this day was a bike ride to Barton Park and back – along the Cooks River Cycleway. As usual I took a camera with me and grabbed a few photos of the birds I … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 29 June 2021

Day 3 of the lockdown. A bit wet. In the afternoon, I decided to walk down to the Cooks River for some exercise. This time, once at the river, I decided to walk downstream. I walked all the way to … Continue reading →

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