Category Archives: Sydney

Ferndale Park Fungi – The Mystery Pink Waxcaps – 4 August 2016

It had been raining and I did not want to travel too far, so I headed back to Ferndale Creek at Chatswood to have another look at some of the mysterious pink waxcaps. The evening before I had been looking at … Continue reading

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

I headed back to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to look for any new fungi. I ended up spending an interesting morning there. There seemed to be a fair bit more of the pink waxcap out. 

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 29 July 2016

On this day, I had the afternoon off, so that gave me the chance for a return trip to Wolli Creek to see how the fungi was going. What a difference a week makes! The fungi that was out was … Continue reading

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Chatswood to Macquarie Park Fungi Walk – 27 July 2016

This was an excellent day of fungi spotting and photography. Conditions were quite good. I started at Chatswood Station and walked down to Ferndale Park, then a short road walk to  Blue Gum Reserve, and I followed a rough track down Blue … Continue reading

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More Colourful Lane Cove Fungi – 26 July 2016

This was another trip to the Lane Cove area to look for and photograph fungi, in particular – waxcaps. The trip was quite successful. Here are some photos of some of the waxcaps that I found – 

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Wolli Creek – Colourful Fungi – 22 July 2016

This was a very nice walk via the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek from Bexley North to Tempe. After seeing a lot of fungi out at the Lane Cove River and Chatswood the day before I expected some good fungi … Continue reading

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Lane Cove – Chatswood Fungi – 21 July 2016

I did a nice walk from Macquarie Park to Chatswood to look for and photograph fungi. I started out from Macquarie Park Station, then entered Lane Cove National Park, walked down to Porters Creek, then headed back upstream along the … Continue reading

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Epping to Hornsby Walk – 19 July 2016

Bob suggested a walk along the Great North Walk track from Epping to Hornsby. So we set off down the track and later access road along Devlins Creek and soon found ourselves on the Lane Cove River. We then headed … Continue reading

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Colourful Fungi in the Lane Cove Area – 17 July 2016

I spent a nice day in the Lane Cove area looking for waxcaps and other colourful fungi. I was pleased to find a fair bit out. Here is some of what I found – 

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Taronga Zoo – 15 July 2016

This was another nice day at the zoo. This time I was joined by Wendy. We had a great day watching and photographing the animals. Here are some of my photos taken on the day – 

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