I decided that another visit to Long Reef would be worthwhile. Lately it has been the best place to photograph raptors. But when I arrived, around 11 am, things turned out to be very quiet.
No other bird photographers were there. I walked down to the bottom level, and spotted one Osprey on the southern side of the headland. It was eating a fish, a big fish, so I knew it would be there for a fair while. Continue reading
Bob and myself headed up to Fiddletown to walk along Coba Ridge in Marramarra National Park. We had pleasant weather on our walk – where we were mainly looking for Aboriginal art sites.
We found a number of pretty good Aboriginal art sites – some rock engraving sites, and an art cave, but we also experienced an amazing display of wildflowers.
I had been to this area many years ago, when I mountain biked out along the ridge. Continue reading
I went for a morning walk along the Cooks River – between Illawarra Road and Cahill Park. The weather was fine, bit it was windy – and perhaps as a result, I did not see too many birds. Here are some that I saw –
Magpie Lark
Little Black Cormorants Continue reading
Sue was keen to see the Pacific Baza at Sydney Park again, so I suggested we meet up at the Park and then go for a wander around and see if we could find it.
We met at the chimneys at 10 am and had spotted the Pacific Baza within ten minutes. Continue reading
Brain Everingham was back from his travels, and had organised a walk, with the NPA, from Engadine to Kangaroo Creek and back. On the walk, we experience a grea display of wild flowers and also 8 species of orchid.
The party was Brian, Sue, Valerie, Elaine, Derek, Helen, Ann and myself.
Our first orchid, was close to Engadine Station – Continue reading
I decided to visit Long Reef again, hoping for more photographic opportunities with the local Ospreys.
I had a reasonable day, although it was bit quieter than other recent visits. This time the tide was high, so I could not walk out onto the rock platform. But high tide is often the best time for the Ospreys to hunt.
When I arrived, one Osprey was perched below the lookout – Continue reading
In the afternoon, I travelled up to Epping via the metro, and then walked down Pembroke Road to Terrys Creek. I was wanting to spot some Powerful Owls, and hopefully some newly fledged owlets. But despite a lot of looking, I didn’t see any.
But there were plenty of other birds – Continue reading
It was time once again, for the Dulwich Hill section of the Greenway Bird Survey.
The group meets outside Waratah Mills Light Rail Station at 7:30 am.
While waiting for people to arrive, we watched a Noisy Miner at a nest very high in a nearby tree – Continue reading
I joined Sue for another great day out on Malabar Headland. This time we were lucky to observe some amazing courtship flying by the Peregrine Falcons.
We met at Maroubra Beach, and then started walking out. It was pretty quiet as we walked out this time. Near the Peregrine Falcon nesting area, we spotted the female perched on the cliffs – Continue reading
I had suggested to Bob, that we visit the Carawatha Ridge again. On a previous walk, we had entered Victoria Brook via this ridge, and it seemed quite scenic. I was keen to see what looked like good views from the end of the range – overlooking the junction of Victoria Creek and Victoria Brook.
This turned out to be a very pleasant walk.
Due to a barrier on the median of the highway, it was easiest for Bob to park at the Mt Boyce Picnic Area. With care, we then crossed the highway, and started walking out along the Carawatha Ridge Fire Trail. This provides access to electricity transmission line pylons. Early on we spotted this Robin – Continue reading
