Category Archives: Sydney

More Birds on the Northern Beaches – 7 June 2021

I was pleased with my trip of a few days earlier when I had seen a lot of Ospreys seeming to catch plenty of fish from the sea at Long Reef. I was now after action photos of them diving … Continue reading

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Bird Photography at Long Reef – 4 June 2021

It had been a while since I had visited the Northern Beaches, and I was also keen to look for raptors and whales. My recent visits to Malabar Headland had been relatively quiet, so I thought it about time to … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 31 May 2021

I had been on a lot of fungi trips recently, and now conditions were starting to get a little dry, so I thought it time to do a bird and whale trip. Malabar Headland sounded like a good place to … Continue reading

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Fungi at Wolli Creek Regional Park – 29 May 2021

Wolli Ck is in my local area and its a place I visit a lot for Nature walks. This time it was an organised fungal survey with the Sydney Fungal Study Group. It was also a joint activity with Wolli … Continue reading

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More Fungi Near Chatswood – 28 May 2021

This was a repeat of the trip I had been on four days earlier. On that oaccasion, I had visited Ferndale Park, Blue Gum Reserve and he Lane Cove River on a bushwalk that linked them. That trip had been … Continue reading

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Fungi at Bidjigal Reserve – 26 May 2021

I thought it about time I visited Bidjigal Reserve again near west Pennant Hills. The reserve is in upper tributaries of Darling Mills Creek, which flows south to join Toongabbie Creek, and the combined creeks form the Parramatta River. On … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Park – 25 May 2021

I spent the last part of the afternoon at Sydney Park photographing birds. Here are some photos –

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Fungi near Chatswood – 24 May 2021

This was a really good day out, despite some rain, I saw a lot of nice fungi at three different locations. I linked up these locations be walking from Chatswood Station to Macquarie Park Metro Station. Ferndale Park

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Australian Museum Visit – 23 May 2021

My friend Wendy invited my to join her on a visit to the Australian Museum in Sydney. I had visited the museum, not that long ago,  but there was a new exhibition to visit – “Unsettled” on the Aboriginal history … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 22 May 2021

While in Tasmania, I had missed some local bird surveys, so it was good to again take part in a survey along the Greenway near Waratah Mills Light Rail Station. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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