John and Chuin Nee invited me to join them and their two boys, Jasper and Sebastian, on a trip down The Grand Canyon at Blackheath.
We had a very good day. The previous evening we had been at a BBQ at Blackheath, and had stayed overnight. After breakfast at Blackheath, we headed to the start of the canyon. We entered via the Pilcher Track. Continue reading
I joined Brian Everingham and party from The National Parks Association of NSW for a trip to celebrate World Wetlands Day. We visited a number of sites.
First stop was Woolooware Wader’s Lagoon – Continue reading
Sue had suggested a trip to the Zoo. Valerie was not able to join us this time. We entered via the lower entrance and first visited the Red Pandas –
Some of them were quite active.
Another hot and humid day. I seen the early morning, before it got too hot at Barton Park. But despite an early start – not that many birds were out.
Here are some birds I saw at Landing Lights Wetland – Continue reading
It had been a while since I had last visited Long Reef, so I headed up on the bus to Dee Why and walked out onto the headland. The weather was very hot and sunny – and I found conditions very trying. There was at times a cool sea breeze which helped. The hot conditions meant a lot of heat haze – which did not help with telephoto photography, and the very harsh lighting was also not helpful.
When I arrived, walking up to the lookout, I spotted an Osprey. But it was leaving.
I then descended to the rock platform. The tide was high, and would peak while I was there, so I was not able to venture out and look for migratory birds. Continue reading
Lydia had organised a morning walk along Wolli Creek and invited quite a few people to join her. As an enticement, she put on an amazing feast of food for everyone – at her house, along the way.
We met at Tempe Station, and then started walking up Wolli Creek. Crossing the Cooks River, we saw a number of Cormorants. Continue reading
After there Greenway Bird Survey, I headed home for an early lunch, and then headed out agin – this time to Newington, where I again visited the Narawang Wetlands hoping to get more photos of the Australian Little Bitterns.
As soon as I arrived, I could not help noticing that the mosquitoes were very abundant. I had repellent which I applied liberally, but I later found them biting me through my shirt. They were annoying. Continue reading
I took part in the local bird survey along the Dulwich Hill section of The Greenway. The group meets outside Waratah Mills Light Rail Station at 7:30 am.
The morning was quite dark and gloomy, with rain threatening. This made bird photography difficult, but the conditions did not scare away the birds.
Here’re some that we spotted – Continue reading
I joined John and his two boys Jasper and Seby, for a walk to a nice swimming hole in Kangaroo Creek in Royal National Park. It was a warm day, and visiting a nice place to swim sounded like a good idea.
We travelled down by train, and were soon walking down to the pool. This took us through some nice woodlands. Continue reading
This was a morning visit to Barton Park. I spent most of my time in the old sporting fields photographing a Nankeen Kestrel.
When I arrived, I looked in at the Landing Lights Wetland. Here is a family of Chestnut Teals – Continue reading
