Category Archives: Sydney

The Lunar Eclipse and some Coastal Walking – 28 July 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made some plans to view the Lunar Eclipse and try and photograph the eclipsed Moon setting behind the city buildings. I thought about some good venues for this and then used the Photographers Ephemeris App to see which location … Continue reading →

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Birds at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park – 25 July 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting trip to a new location for me – the Chiltern Trail (fire road) at Ingleside. I found a wealth of honeyeaters. To get there by public transport was not too difficult. I caught a train to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Centennial Park – 24 July 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent the best part of a day wandering around Centennial Park seeing what birds I could spot and photograph. I was looking for a pair of Powerful Owls, but could not spot them. But there were a lot of … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Whales and Raptors – 23 July 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Dave Noble

After seeing the Peregrine Falcon my trip of 13 July, I was keen to see if it was still in the area, so I made another trip to Malabar Headland. Before you visit the headland you need to ensure the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands and Reserve – 20 July 2018

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice morning at Tempe – visiting the Wetlands and Tempe Reserve mainly photographing birds. The highlight was getting some reasonably close photos of a Spotted Pardalote. This very small birds normally are found at the top of … Continue reading →

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St Ives to Mt Kuring-gai Walk – 18 July 2018

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested this walk, part of the Harbour to Hawkesbury Track, and it featured tracks that neither of us had visited before. Earlier we had walked from St Ives to Roseville Bridge along Middle Harbour Creek. This time we would … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Nurragingy – 17 July 2018

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Dave Noble

Another trip to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside for bird photography. Nothing too special this time. On this visit I could not see the Azure Kingfishers that I had seen before. I wandered around the whole reserve and managed to get … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef and Dee Why – 16 July 2018

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Dave Noble

A pleasant day spent in the Northern Beaches area photographing birds. On this trip I didn’t see any unusual species. At Long Reef, there were a lot of birds a long way out, but the tide was high so I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 15 July 2018

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Dave Noble

I headed back out to Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay for another day of bird photography. I started by trying to photograph some of the swiftly moving Welcome Swallows –

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Birds at Tempe and the Cooks River – 14 July 2018

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable and interesting morning looking for and photographing birds in my local area. I started at Tempe Wetlands where I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. The survey always concludes with a morning … Continue reading →

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