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

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Dave Noble

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

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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Greenway, Botanic Gardens and Coast – 11 December 2019

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a full day spent at three venues – the Greenway, between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne with the Greenway Bird Group, then I went to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Sydney to look for the resident Powerful Owls. I … Continue reading →

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Birds in Sydney – Centennial Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens – 13 August 2019

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dave Noble

Another interesting day of bird photography. I started off at Centennial Park. One of the key birds I wanted to photograph there was the Powerful Owl. I had taken nice photo of it on my previous visit. But on the … Continue reading →

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Magpie Larks at the Botanic Gardens – 28 December 2018

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens to see if I could locate the Powerful Owls once more. In this I failed despite a fair bit of looking. I then headed down to where on my previous … Continue reading →

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Carnivorous Plants at the Botanic Gardens – 14 December 2018

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had heard that the special Carnivorous Plants Display at the Calyx at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney was worth a visit. So I decided to see it. It was quite amazing and well worth it. It has free … Continue reading →

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