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Birds at Landing Lights Wetland – 27 April 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day out at Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park. I cycled there along the cycleways and arrived mid morning. Many of the usual birds were there – Black-winged Stilts and a variety of ducks. At first … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 24 April 2019

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had been talking to friends about my recent visits to the Zoo, and they decided to make a visit of their own and invited me to join them. In the group were John, his two young sons Jasper and … Continue reading →

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Swallows at Malabar Headland National Park – 17 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Malabar Headland National Park to do some bird photography. I was mainly looking for raptors, but had no success. I found quite a few honeyeaters – mostly New Holland Honeyeaters. But the main subjects of … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 15 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Taronga Zoo. This was not long after my previous visit. On that occasion I had been able to get some reasonable photos of the baby Tiger cubs but the baby Red Panda cubs had been … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 14 April 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant morning at Ferndale Park at Chatswood photographing fungi. It had been two weeks since my previous visit, and since that time a lot of fungi had fruited. Some of what I found this visit was now … Continue reading →

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Birds at The Landing Lights Wetland – 12 April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a repeat visit to the Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park. Last visit I had observed a pair of Black-shouldered Kites and I was interested to see if they were still in the vicinity. I had an interesting … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 9 April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited the Zoo, and I had recently heard that there were three new Sumatran Tigers Cubs and also three Red Panda Cubs to see. So the main focus of my visit was … Continue reading →

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Out with the Mudlarks – 9 April 2019

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a few hours down on the Cooks River with the Mudlarks – the newly formed group that surveys the birdlife along the Cooks River. It is a subgroup of the Cooks River Valley Association. We met up at … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 7 April 2019

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable afternoon, cycling along the Cooks River to Tempe and then towards Botany Bay with a long stop at Barton Park. I had my camera with me to photograph birds. At The Boat Harbour, I spotted one … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Wolli Ck – 6 April 2019

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting morning spent at Wolli Creek, surveying the fungi, with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, and also the Wolli Creek Preservation Society. We met at Girrahween Park, at Earlwood, and then divided into two groups. One heading … Continue reading →

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