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Birds at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney – 26 February 2026

I met Sue in the city, and we headed to the Botanic Gardens with the hope of spotting the resident Powerful Owls. On this visit we spotted both the pair quite easily. Here is one of the Powerful Owls –

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Powerful Owls at the Royal Botanic Gardens – 6 February 2026

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

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

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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Culture Day – The Museum, Art Gallery and Botanic Gardens – 20 December 2022

This day was a bit different to other recent outings. I joined Valerie and Sue for a day spent in the city visiting some new additions to the Museum and Art Gallery, then we visited the Botanic Gardens and later … Continue reading

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A Wet Walk on North Head – 24 October 2022

We had quite a wet day on the National Parks Association walk to North Head from Manly. But despite the rain we still had a great outing. The walk was led by Brian Everingham, and the party included Valerie, Sue … Continue reading

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Famous Sydney Buildings and a Powerful Owl – 8 September 2022

This post is something different. On a recent trip, we had been talking about Sydney building with nicknames – like Packer’s Pecker. Valerie had mentioned some at UTS – the “Crumpled Paper Bag” and the “Cheese Grater”. I decided to … Continue reading

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Royal Botanic Gardens Visit – 16 February 2021

I had just visited the Australian Museum and had some spare time in the afternoon, so I walked into the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens for a look. There are plenty of photographic subjects in these gardens, and on my last … Continue reading

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Royal Botanic Gardens Photo Trip – 19 January 2021

John had organised a photographic trip to visit the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. It turned out to be a very pleasant day out in a beautiful part of the city. The aim was to photograph the flowers, trees, birds … Continue reading

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

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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