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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 27 April 2026

Sue joined me for another day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. The highlight were some good but brief encounters with the local Azure Kingfishers. We also bumped into Wayne, the local nature guru, who was wandering around with his camera … Continue reading

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Azure Kingfishers at Nurragingy Reserve – 22 April 2026

I spent a very enjoyable day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. On my previous visit, I had photographed Pacific Bazas, but had been unable to photograph Azure Kingfishers. This visit made up for that. Early on, I got some reasonable … Continue reading

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Birds and Fungi at Nurragingy Reserve – 23 March 2026

I spent a very pleasant day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside with Valerie and Sue. It was mostly fine during our visit – except for a storm during the morning. It was relatively quiet when we arrived. We looked along … Continue reading

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Visit to Nurragingy Reserve – 23 July 2025

I thought it was about time for another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Sue was keen to come along. It was a bit quieter than usual – perhaps due to cool weather? But we still saw some nice birds. … Continue reading

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 16 April 2025

Sue joined me for another very good day of bird watching and photography at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. This visit, it was a pair of Azure Kingfishers that dominated our day. I was also fortunate in being able to get … Continue reading

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Another Day at Nurragingy Reserve – 24 March 2025

Sue joined me for another day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. This park has been a very good venue for observing and photographing birds recently. How would this visit go? Some highlights of previous visits have been Pacific Bazas and … Continue reading

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More Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 3 March 2025

Most recent visits to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside and been very worthwhile – especially seeing the Pacific Bazas and the Sacred and Azure Kingfishers. But, just a week before, our visit had been relatively quiet. But that was hopefully an … Continue reading

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Nurragingy Reserve – 6 February 2025

Sue joined me for another excellent day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. We saw a variety of birds, including observing both Azure Kingfishers and Sacred Kingfishers. Here are some photos from our visit –

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Birds at Cupitts Lane – 12 August 2023

Many thanks to fellow local birder, Michael Crawley, for suggesting this trip and inviting me to join him for a day of bird photography at Cupitts Lane, in the Richmond Lowlands. We were joined by Lennis, and we had an … Continue reading

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Nurragingy Reserve – 5 June 2023

This was another pleasant day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Despite some rain, I had a good day photographing a range of birds. Here are some that I saw –

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