Tag Archives: Cooks River

More Cooks River Birds – 25 September 2006

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Dave Noble

Here are a few pictures from my latest attempt to photograph some of the bird life of the Cooks River.  

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Cooks River Birds – 19 September 2014

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had been down to the Cooks River to photograph the birdlife. I wandered down today with my camera to see what birds were around. It was the middle of the day, and most … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – More Photos

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Dave Noble

I spent another few hours on the Cooks River photographing the birds and also have updated my Cooks River Birds webpages. The updated pages start here and continue onto four linked pages. So far they cover 18 species. I have … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – Attempts to get Birds in Flight

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to my local river – the Cooks River on January 17th in an attempt to get more bird pictures and hopefully more photos of them in flight. I was lucky – 4 pelicans were there. Most of … Continue reading →

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Mainly Pelicans – Cooks River – 10 January 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to see if the pelicans were about in Boat Harbour on the Cooks River. They were. At first here were only two. Then another one swam down the river and joined them. I sat watching them with … Continue reading →

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Cooks River – Birds and Bottles – 3 January 2014

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Dave Noble

I went down to the Cooks River to see what the king high tide would be like. The water level was very high indeed – and over the banks in places. I took my camera along a took a few … Continue reading →

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Birds of the Cooks River

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Dave Noble

I’ve started a new project, to photograph the birds along the Cooks River, close to where I live. I ride to work along the cycle track next to the river and I often see birds. With daylight saving, it is … Continue reading →

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Bushfire Plume over Sydney – 17 October 2013

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dave Noble

Thursday October 17th was a terrible day for bushfires in the Blue Mountains. It was very warm, very windy and very dry. Several large bushfires broke out in parts of the Blue Mountains and spread very quickly. In Sydney, we … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Video

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Dave Noble

The Cooks River is my nearest river – and the cycleway along it is part of my cycle route to work. Recently I have been playing around with a small drone – a DJI Phantom, which fits a Go Pro … Continue reading →

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Homebush Bay Bike Ride – 3 Nov 2012

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dave Noble

Saturday morning was time to get the bike out and head out along the Cooks River Cycleway to Homebush Bay. Riding conditions were very pleasant. I was not riding fast – rather, I was going slow looking for nice places … Continue reading →

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