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Cape Baily Walk – 3 October 2024

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Dave Noble

About a year ago, I had been on a walk with Valerie to the Cape Baily area of Kamay Botany Bay National Park and been amazed by the magnificent flannel flowers that were out. I suggested to Valerie and Sue … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 29 January 2024

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Dave Noble

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 … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 24 January 2024

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

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 … Continue reading →

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More Kestrels at Barton Park – 17 January 2024

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Barton Park hoping that there Nankeen kestrel that I had seen on my previous trips would still be around. Well – I found two Nankeen Kestrels. When I arrived at the park, I first visited … Continue reading →

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More Wet Weather – More Local Birds. Sydney Park and Barton Park – 15 January 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Dave Noble

Another west day! Well the morning was quite wet, but it started to improve in the afternoon, so I headed out. My first stop was at Sydney Park at St Peters. It was fairly quiet at the Park. The water … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 9 January 2024

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks bird survey, I joined three of the participants – Simin, Valerie and Georgie for a visit to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. It was quite hot by this  stage of the day – and we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Raptors – 4 December 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the cliffs of the Northern Beaches to photograph again the family of Nankeen Kestrels I had seen on my previous visit, and also any Peregrine Falcons that may be nearby. When I arrived on the … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Birds – 26 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the Northern Beaches with the principal aim to photograph the Peregrine Falcon family, that I had been photographing a lot lately. That is, aiming they young birds were still close to their nest area. But … Continue reading →

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Raptors at Long Reef – 27 August 2023

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another nice trip to Long Reef. This time most of my photos were of raptors. I did see a lot of the smaller migratory birds – but they were a long way out in the boulder section of … Continue reading →

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Birds at Cupitts Lane – 12 August 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Dave Noble

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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