Category Archives: Sydney

Observing Kingfishers at Nurragingy Reserve – 26 June 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made a third visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside with the principal goal of getting more photos of the pair of Azure Kingfishers that I had observed on my previous visit. When I arrived at the Reserve, around 8:30 … Continue reading →

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More Birds and Fungi at Wolli Creek – 24 June 2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was another trip from Bexley North to Tempe via the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek. I was hoping for a lot of fungi to be out, but I also carried the camera I usually use for bird photos. … Continue reading →

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La Perouse – Cape Banks Walk – 18 June 2018

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. On the day, the weather forecast was for rain and wind. We had cold wind, but were lucky to not have any rain for the … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Nurragingy – 15 June 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent another very enjoyable and interesting day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. My main aim was to try and locate and photograph an Azure Kingfisher – a bird I cannot recall seeing before and certainly one I have never … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 13 June 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Dave Noble

I thought it may be worth checking out Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see if any fungi was out. Looking at online weather data, it looks like  there  had been around 60 mm or rain in the area a few … Continue reading →

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Vivid 2018 – Sydney’s Light Show

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

I have already posted some photos taken at Vivid. I also on two occasions took sequences of still photos  that I converted into time lapse sequences and then combined them together to make a longer video. Here it is –

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Wolli Creek – Birds and Fungi – 12 June 2018

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day walking down the Two Valleys Track from Bexley North to Tempe. It had been raining and I was hoping some fungi would be out after such a poor fungi season so far. There was some … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 5 June 2018

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was my first visit to Nurragingy Reserve, a quite large park at Doonside. It is a remnant of Cumberland Plain Bushland with added lakes and ornamental gardens. It is a nice place to spend some time and certainly a … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Birds – 4 June 2018

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dave Noble

I completed a short walk down part of the Two Valleys Track. I was on the lookout for fungi – there was virtually none out, and birds. I started from Bexley North and walked down the valley. Not many birds … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – Visit on 2 June 2018

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Dave Noble

I was joined on this visit to the Zoo by Digi Dave. We spent a day photographing the animals. It was quite windy on the day with threatening rain, so we concentrated on the animals that were indoors – the … Continue reading →

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