Tag Archives: Tempe Reserve

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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Tempe Birdos Survey – 10 April 2021

I was able to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. After meeting, at Tempe Wetlands at 7:30 to 8 am, I joined the group surveying the wetlands. The other group surveys Tempe Reserve. Compared to other days, … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe – 13 February 2021

It was a wet morning for the monthly bird survey with the Tempe Birdos. This made photography challenging. Not that many birds were out in the rain, the thick clouds made the lighting very poor for bird photography, and its … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe and the Cooks River – 21 October 2020

I made a visit to Tempe Wetlands and Tempe Reserve, and at each place I took part in The Aussie Backyard Bird Count. I went to those places because I had made counts there on the previous two years. Then … Continue reading

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