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More Nice Birds at Emu Green – 24 November 2020

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

As bird photography trip go, this one was pretty good. I was fortunate to get some reasonable photos of a Mistletoebird and a Southern Emu-wren. The Southern Emu-wrens have been one bird I was after at this reserve for a … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 15 November 2020

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Dave Noble

My previous trip to Nurragingy Reserve had been quite good – the highlights seeing a Pacific Baza, an Azure Kingfisher and a pair of Sacred Kingfishers. So I returned with high expectations. But no Bazas or Azure Kingfishers this visit, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 2 November 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Nurragingy Reserve. I had intended a few times recently to make visits but had put the trips off due to unsuitable weather and other factors such as the tide being right … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens – 23 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

I started the day by visiting Sydney Park for some early morning bird photography. Then went home for brunch, and then later met two friends at The Royal Botanic Gardens to look for the resident Powerful Owls. At Sydney Park, … Continue reading →

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North Lawson Walk – 17 November 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a short, but very pleasant walk around part of the Waterfall Circuit on the north side of Lawson. In the part was Wendy, Don, Elata, Pete and Steph. We first walked down to Dantes Glen and looked at … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 15 Nov 2019

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day spent at Oatley Park with Digi Dave. It was more hot weather, so we took it easy, visiting some of the lookouts and then the wetlands in Lime Kiln Bay. Then a short drive to … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 1 October 2019

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable day wandering around Oatley Park looking at the plants and animals. The wildflowers were nice, some lizards were out and the birds were chirping. This time I started from Oatley Station, and walked down to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 22 February 2019

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a very rewarding morning at Tempe Wetlands and the adjoining Tempe Reserve wandering around with my camera. Things started off pretty quietly. At first, I didn’t see or hear too many birds. It had been raining lightly. But … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 19 December 2018

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave Noble

I headed back out to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside hoping to get more photos of the Sacred Kingfishers feeding their chick. However, when I arrived it was looking like the nest has now been vacated. I did not see any … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 17 December 2018

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave Noble

Oatley Park is always worth a visit. There always seems to be a lot to see and photograph there. On this visit I observed quite a few different species of orchid, and lots of lizards and birds. I walked to … Continue reading →

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