There was a party on at lunchtime at Steel Park on the Cooks River. I decided to walk down the River from Canterbury Road and photographed the birds I saw as I went.
And there were a number of Tawny Frogmouths, including some nesting –
And here is a Magpie Lark nest with chicks – Continue reading
It was time for the early morning bird survey along Dulwich Hill section of The Greenway.
Here are some of the birds we saw –
Rainbow Lorikeet
I joined Valerie and Sue for a very nice day spent on Malabar Headland. We were fortunate to observe a great display of Nature – whales, orchids and Peregrine Falcons.
Walking out from Maroubra Beach, the Flannel Flowers were out – Continue reading
Last week, on my walk with Bob, we had changed plans at last minute due to a total fire ban and the closure of tracks in Royal National Park. This week we decided to not do the Royal National Park walk due to forecast cool wet weather. Instead, we settled on a visit to the Lapstone Monocline and check out new work on the tracks and lookouts.
So Bob drove up to Glenbrook,and after a coffee stop, we parked at Knapsack Park, a large sports ground, and then were soon walking into Knapsack Reserve. Continue reading
I spent the morning at Barton Park photographing birds. Spring was certainly in the air, and a lot of birds were chirping, but a lot of them preferred to stay hidden in the vegetation.
Anyway, here are some photos, many are taken at Landing Lights Wetland – Continue reading
I spent a very pleasant morning walking down the Two Valleys Track from Bexley North downstream to Just past the rock climbing crag, then back to Earlwood shops for a bus home.
Here are some of the things I saw along the way – Continue reading
I sent a delightful day wandering along the Cooks River with Valerie and Sue. We were looking for Tawny Frogmouths and other birds. We started at the Lang Street Bridge, then walked upstream to Canterbury Road. Then we caught a bus to Dulwich Hill for a nice cafe lunch, then two more buses to Illawarra Road Bridge. Then we walked downstream to Gough Whitlam Park, then back upstream to Dulwich Hill Station.
It didn’t take long to find the first Tawny Frogmouth. We could only spot one. Perhaps its mate is nesting nearby? Continue reading
A camping weekend had been organised for the weekend. It was a get together, camping overnight near the Dry Canyon on the Newnes Plateau. A big group met together for the evening around the campfire, but on both days, smaller groups did their own activities.
I traveled up with Roger, and after arriving at the campsite in the early afternoon, I joined Doug, Valerie, Wendy, Digi Dave and Sebastian for a walk down to the Dry Canyon. Continue reading
Bob and myself had planned a walk in Royal National Park, but a total fire ban resulted in all the walking tracks in that park being closed, so we decided to head up to the Blue Mountains. I had wanted to do a walk near Mt Hay to look for Doctor Dark’s Other Cave for a while and this could be a good opportunity.
Doctor Eric Dark and his wife Eleanor Dark, had found a cave near The Fortress that they used for family camping trips. It also had a second planned use – as a bush base to launch guerrilla operations against Japanese invaders, if that eventuality occurred. But Eric Dark had also found a second cave, apparently near Mt Hay. I was wondering where that cave was, and on an earlier trip had seen some possible overhangs below The Butterbox. So that provided a reason to head up that way. Continue reading
This was a quick afternoon visit to Sydney Park to see what was around.
White-faced Heron Continue reading
