Tag Archives: Orchids

Birdwood Gully – Fungi, Orchids and Birds – 22 March 2022

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

The trains to the Blue Mountains were running again – at least to Springwood. So I decided that a trip up to look for fungi would be in order. However the normal mountains express trains were not running from the … Continue reading →

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Back to Birdwood Gully – 18 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

I decided to make another visit to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to see how the fungi was going. However I left out an important item of equipment – the camera and macro lens I use to take my fungi photos. … Continue reading →

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Wattamolla Photo Walk – 7 February 2022

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant morning outing to the Wattamolla area of Royal National Park. It was organised and led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. The aim was to wander around – looking for good … Continue reading →

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Kestrel Ridge – Camping Weekend 29 – 30 January 2022

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant trip to camp on a ridge in the Upper Blue Mountains with a group of friends. Wendy had suggested the trip and Don had organised it. We were joined by Digi Dave, Enmoore, Pete and … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park Visit – 21 January 2022

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day out at Oatley Park with Valerie. On our visit we looked for fungi and birds. We ended up walking a lot of the trails and tracks in the park. Here are some of the birds … Continue reading →

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Blue Gum Swamp Walk – 9 January 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had gone up the mountains to visit my friend Wendy, and she had suggested a local walk. The weather forecast was not that good, so we decided on the Blue Gum Swamp loop at Winmalee. This familiar walk is … Continue reading →

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Wises Track Walk – 8 November 2021

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

Another nice day out in the bush with the National Parks Association of NSW. I was on a walk led by Brian Everingham. Brian had prompted it as “Duck hunting” and indeed that is what happened. We found quite a … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 7 July 2021

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 11 of lockdown. A nice day was forecast, so I decided to do a longer exercise walk. I caught an almost empty bus to Bexley North and then walked down Wolli Creek via the Two Valleys Track to Tempe … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 2 July 2021

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 6 of lockdown. On this day, my exercise was a walk down Wolli Creek from Bexley North to Tempe and then back up the Cooks River to home. I caught a visually empty bus to the start. On the … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Nature Walk – 26 June 2021

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Dave Noble

After taking part in the Greenway Bird Survey in the early morning, I spent the afternoon going for a walk along the Two Valleys Track – starting at Bexley North and then continuing all the way down to Tempe, and … Continue reading →

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