Category Archives: Sydney

Wolli Creek Fungi – 19 April 2016

This was another walk from Bexley North to Tempe along the Two Valleys Track to check out how the fungi was going. It had been raining overnight and it rained on the first part of my walk. I think I … Continue reading

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More Bird Photos from the Cooks River – 18 April 2016

Digi Dave and myself had met up and headed down to the Cooks River for some bird photography. We started off at the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetland, but there were quite a few cormorants on the boom in the … Continue reading

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Taronga Park Zoo Visit – 13 April 2016

Another visit to the zoo. This time I went with Chuin Nee, Ruth and Nikki. We were accompanied by quite a few toddlers – Jasper, Tas, Joey and Maggie. We started off at the Seal Show and after that looked … Continue reading

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Another Look at Wolli Creek Fungi – 12 April 2016

I went back to Wolli Creek for another look, particularly to see the Hygrocybes again. As it turned out – there was very little change to the red Hygrocybes – some had been partly eaten by animals, but there had … Continue reading

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Two Fungi Forays to Wolli Creek – 9 & 10 April 2016

Saturday 9th April was a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. The group met at Girrawheen Park and then split into two subgroups. I was in the smaller group that headed upstream to look between Bardwell … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 April 2016

I’ve been on a few recent trip down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek waiting for the fungi to come out – without any success. This visit was at least a little better. There had been some rain in … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley – a Look for Fungi – 30 March 2016

The day was intended as a fungi walk – looking to see if any fungi and slime moulds were out after fairly recent but light rain. Despite a lot of searching, I didn’t find a lot of fungi out, but … Continue reading

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Balls Head and Berry Island – 29 March 2016

This was a pleasant day of walking around part of the shore of Sydney Harbour. A good friend, Stephen, from Hobart was passing through Sydney and had most of the day to spare before his flight home. So I met … Continue reading

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Taronga Zoo – Visit on 17 March 2016

I am getting good value form my yearly zoo pass. I visit the zoo again. This time the weather was a lot cooler. When I arrived it was raining lightly, so I started off indoors at the reptile section. It gradually … Continue reading

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Taronga Zoo – Visit on 8 March 2016

With the recent unending spell of hot weather, it has been hard to be motivated for energetic activities. So it was easy to decide on another visit to the zoo. I wanted to try and get some photos of animals … Continue reading

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