I attended the field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group at Ferndale Park at Chatswood. The Group met at the start of one of the access tracks and wandered down looking for fungi. After several hours, we returned the same way.
We found a reasonable amount of fungi along the way. Continue reading
I joined Bob, Doug and Nipper for a very interesting walk out along Shark Rock Ridge in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park.
The ridge in a little to the north of Berowra Station, and to reach it, it is necessary to walk along the Motorway for a bit. This is the worst bit of the walk. We left Berowra Station and crossed the railway line and then the motorway on bridges, then turned north and followed a rough track near the motorway. At one point, we went the wrong way and followed a track into a homeless person’s camp, and the resident showed us the right way. Continue reading
This was another trip to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood to photograph some of the fungi that was out.
I found a reasonable amount of fungi out. It was also nice to see quite a few waxcaps.
Here are some photos – Continue reading
I made two visits to see the lights of Vivid in Sydney. The first was during the evening of 9 June with Sue. Then I made a second visit, the next evening, joining John and Chuin Nee and their two boys, and also Digi Dave.
Here is a selection of photos –
On the Tuesday night, we first had a look at the Cutaway – the new space under Barangaroo. It is impressive. Continue reading
I took part in the early morning birds survey along the Hawthorne Canal part of The Greenway.
It was early quiet at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station, where the survey starts.
Here is a Brush Turkey crossing the tracks – Continue reading
After the Mudlarks bird survey, I went home and had an early lunch. I then headed up to the Lane Cove River near Macquarie Park to look again for the rare Parrot Waxcaps which I had seen on recent visits.
On this visit I found quite a few of the Gliophorus psittacinus group fungi. Continue reading
I had an early start to the day, with the Mudlarks Bird Survey being on. This month the group were surveying the downstream Wave Rock loop.
It was a beautiful fine morning to be out on the River, with mist rising from the still water when the sun hit the water. Continue reading
I joined Sue for a very pleats day spent on Malabar Headland. We were hoping to see the resident pair of Peregrine Falcons, but had no luck – not even a passing flyby. But we did see two other raptors and some breaching whales.
The weather was certainly very pleasant. We were later joined by Alana when she went on her daily walk. Continue reading
I had a pleasant afternoon visit to Wolli Creek Regional Park to look for and photograph fungi. I did not find a real lot out, but more corals and waxcaps were starting to appear.
Clavulinopsis sp.
I had thought about a trip to Wolli Creek to check out the fungi or a trip along the Cooks River to photograph birds, and the easiest thing to do was to do both. I first visited the Cooks River in the morning when the tide was low which is better for the kingfishers hunting for crabs.
I caught a bus going down Illawarra Road to the river and then slowly walked downstream towards Gough Whitlam Park on the true right bank.
A short way down, many Cormorants were drying their wings, while perched in a tree, overhanging the water. Continue reading
