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Powerful Owls at the Royal Botanic Gardens – 6 February 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue for another visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney to look for the Powerful Owls. When we arrived, some other birders had already spotted one of the Powerful Owls. It was hard to see high up … Continue reading →

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Powerful Owls at the Royal Botanic Gardens – 24 January 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

I met Sue and Valerie at the Botanic Gardens  to look for the Powerful Owls again. On this visit we got quite good views of both the Powerful Owls

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Powerful Owls at the Botanic Gardens – 17 January 2026

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Dave Noble

My friend Sue had recently spotted a pair of Powerful Owls resident in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. So I joined her on a visit to the gardens to see if we could spot them. We soon spotted them, … Continue reading →

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Powerful Owls at Cheltenham – 28 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had got back to the city fair early after our Kings Tableland trip, so we decided to have a look for a Powerful Owl family close to Bob’s place at Cheltenham. Bob had seen them the day … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 9 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood again to see how the fungi was going. Sue and Valerie  joined me for the day. We didn’t find too much fungi, but we did find some interesting ones. Here is … Continue reading →

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Back to Lime Kiln Bay (and Oatley Park and The Blackbutt Trail) – 24 April 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Dave Noble

After my recent trip to Lime Kiln Bay, friends Valerie and Sue were keen to see the Boobook Owl. Another bird species we were hoping to see were Rose Robins. Well, we didn’t see the Boobook Owl, but we did … Continue reading →

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A Day at Oatley Park – 4 August 2024

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

Wendy had organised a picnic day at Oatley Park and invited a group of friends along to share food, and then enjoy the park. Along for the picnic day were Wendy, Martin and Steffy, Digi Dave, Keith, Don, John and … Continue reading →

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Terrys Creek Walk – 31 March 2024

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get out outdoors and a walk down Terrys Creek sounded like a good idea. Valerie was keen for a walk, and had never  visited this creek before. She was happy yo drive us both up to … Continue reading →

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A Powerful Owl on the Cooks River – 23 March 2024

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

While coming back from Mt Wilson, I got a call from Michael, a local birder, alterting me to the presence of a Powerful Owl that was roosting along the Cooks River. So when I got home, I grabbed my bird … Continue reading →

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Terrys Creek Walk – 25 February 2024

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen to revised the Terrys Creek area to see if certain fungi was out. And iff the fungi was poor then I would be able to find some birds to photograph. Like my last trip, I walked down … Continue reading →

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