I was again on the Cooks River. This time I was walking downstream from Illawarra Road on the way to a luncheon I was attending. I took a camera and recorded some of the birds I saw along the way.
Very close to where it had been the day before, was the juvenile Channel-billed Cuckoo.
It was easy to spot as it was constantly calling for food. Continue reading
I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. This time I was in the group surveying at Tempe Wetlands.
Here are some birds in the ponds and hinterland – Continue reading
Bob was back from an overseas holiday, so we could resume our regular outdoor activities. With hot weather forecast, as decided to head out to the western edge of the Wollangambe Wilderness and visit Crystal Pools Canyon.
The canyon lies in a small tributary, high up of the South Branch of Bungleboori Creek. The fire roads that pass close to the canyon are now quite rough, and we ended up walking the last two kilometres. Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
