This was a fairly short trip – along the Cooks River between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park looking for birds to photograph.
I was looking for Tawny Frogmouths and Sacred Kingfishers, but I didn’t spot any. Here are some of the birds I did see –
Pacific Black Duck
Dusky Moorhen Continue reading
My previous trip to Long Reef had been ver good for photographing the local Ospreys despite very bad weather – particularly the strong cold wind. This time the weather forecast was better, but it looked like it might be a bit gloomy and overcast most of the day.
When I arrived at Long Reef, I spotted an Osprey perched in one of the dead trees on the north side of the headland. I approached. Continue reading
Wendy had organised a picnic day at Oatley Park and invited a group of friends along to share food, and then enjoy the park.
Along for the picnic day were Wendy, Martin and Steffy, Digi Dave, Keith, Don, John and Chuin Nee and their two boys Jasper and Seby, and myslef. We all had a great day.
After claiming a picnic table in a quiet section of the park, some of us visited the Adventure Park section. Seby and John enjoyed sliding down the giant pipe. Continue reading
The Greenway Bird Survey had been on in the early morning. After lunch I decided to visit Barton Park for some more bird photography.
It turned out to be relatively quiet. Here are some of the birds I saw, mainly at Landing Lights Wetland. Continue reading
The Greenway Bird Survey was on. It was not the normal Saturday morning for the Dulwich Hill section of the Greenway – it had been postponed a week due to bad weather. This proved to be worthwhile as we enjoyed beautiful weather.
The survey started off well, when we spotted a Tawny Frogmouth perched in a tree near where we meet outside Waratah Mills Light Rail Station.
And some of the birds we saw along the circuit – Continue reading
I spent a pleasant day, accompanied by Sue, out on Malabar Headland, but it was quieter than we were hoping for. We saw no Peregrine Falcons! And not that much whale action. But the weather was very pleasant.
Here are some photos – Continue reading
I had heard that the Horse Track near Evans Lookout at Blackheath had recently been reopened after a period of track work, and suggested it to Bob as a suitable outing. The usual track had been closed for a long period, after bushfires and floods, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service has decided to now use the Horse Track as the way to go from Evans Lookout to the Grose Valley.
We had a very interesting, although somewhat strenuous walk.
At the new Evans Lookout carpark, a Rock Warbler flew down to say hello – Continue reading
I spent the morning on the Cooks River – between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park. The highlight of this visit was observing the resident Sacred Kingfisher for a fair time.
When I walked down from Illawarra Road, I spotted the Kingfisher perched on a branch over the water. Continue reading
I spent the morning at Barton Park photographing the birds.
Compared to other visits, it was reasonably quiet. The highlight was seeing an Osprey fly past. Here are some of the birds I saw – Continue reading
I once gain joined Brian Everingham and party for a walk he led, for the National Parks Association of NSW, along Wises Track in Royal National Park. In the party was Brian, Sue, Suzanne, Elaine, Helen, Judy and myself.
But before we started off along the track, we visited Reids Flat at Audley to check the status of some orchids we had seen the week before. Continue reading
