Nurragingy Reserve – 6 February 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for another excellent day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. We saw a variety of birds, including observing both Azure Kingfishers and Sacred Kingfishers.

Here are some photos from our visit – Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 5 February 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Dave Noble

This was a morning visit to Barton Park to photograph birds, but it turned out to be short visit. It was hot and quite unpleasant. Lack of shade and mosquitoes did not help.

Here are some birds –

Little Pied Cormorant 

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Visit to Rookwood Necropolis – 4 February 2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Rookwood, with the hope of getting more photos of the pair of juvenile Brown Goshawks. Unfortunately, this visit, despite a lot of looking, and listening, I failed to find them.

And, with hot weather, there were not a lot of other birds out. Here are some that I saw –

Red-browed Finches

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 3 February 2025

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

I once again, joined Brian Everingham and party from the the National Parks Association of NSW, this time for a visit to the wetlands of Sydney Olympic Park.

We travelled by train to Rhodes, then bus close to the Archery Centre. We then walked to the Waterbird Refuge at Bicentennial Park. Continue reading →

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World Wetlands Day – Kurnell Boat Harbour, Greenhills Wetlands and Taren Point Birds – 2 February 2025

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham and party from the National Parks Association of NSW for a visit to some wetland areas for World Wetlands Day.

We visited three sites on the day. The first was the Boat Harbour Aquatic Reserve at Kurnell. This is accessed from the Potter Point Road. After parking at the end, we set off south along the coast. Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo Visit – 31 January 2025

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time to visit the Zoo again. Sue had suggested the trip, and we had a great day.

Taronga Zoo is also a great place to practise your photography of animals and birds. Here are some of the animals and birds we saw – Continue reading →

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Rookwood – Brown Goshawks – 30 January 2025

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was a hot day, and I didn’t want to go too far, andI wanted to be in the shade, so I decided to visit Rookwood again.

It was harder to spot the two juvenile Brown Goshawks this visit. Last time, I mainly found them by listening for their calls. This visit, they did not call so much. Perhaps they had just been fed? Anyway, I wondered around the woodlands where I had seen them last time, listening and looking up into the trees. Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 29 January 2025

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for a morning visit to Sydney Park to see what birds were around.  When we arrived, we first looked in for Tawny Frogmouths in the spots where we had seen them before. But this visit, we had no luck.

Here are some birds we did see in the Park – Continue reading →

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More Raptors at Long Reef – 27 January 2025

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent another interesting and enjoyable day at Long Reef, mainly photographing raptors.

Like my previous visit, there were plenty of Ospreys and also a pair of Nankeen Kestrels hunting near the headland.

However, when I arrived, I spotted a White-bellied Sea Eagle flying with an Osprey – Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 26 January 2025

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for a day visiting Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. She had never visited this Reserve and we both enjoyed a very good day.

We caught a train to Doonside, and then walked the short distance into the Reserve. After visiting the coffee cart, we set off to see what birds we could spot. The highlights were Sacred Kingfishers and Pacific Bazas. Here are some photos – Continue reading →

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