Category Archives: Birds

Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 4 October 2020

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent most two the day at Sydney Olympic Park photographing birds. I started off at the Mason Park Wetlands, then headed into Bicentennial Park and first went to Lake Belvedere, then the Bennelong Ponds. Next the Waterbird Refuge. Next, … Continue reading →

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Raptors on the Northern Beaches – 2 October 2020

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a full day visiting three sites on the Northern Beaches where I mainly photographed raptors. At the first site, a Peregrine Falcon was guarding the nest area. I could see one chick that looked like it was either … Continue reading →

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Some Time at Boorowa 28 September – 1 October 2020

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Dave Noble

My friend Roger, had invited Digi Dave and myself to visit a property he owns with his wife near Boorowa. Roger planned to be there at the time and this would give us a good opportunity to experience the area. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Pejar Dam – 28 September 2020

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was heading to Boorawa with Digi Dave for a stay at a friend’s property. Digi Dave suggested driving down via Crookwell as this would allow us to visit Pejar Dam. This sounded like a good idea. It was. There … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 26 September 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Dave Noble

More local birds – this time with the Inner West Environment Group for their monthly bird survey of the Greenway near Waratah Mills light rail station. I think the highlight of this month’s survey was spotting a Leaden Flycatcher. See … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 24 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another day spent out on the headland. This was a quiet day – no whales seen, no dolphins seen, one distant seal seen, only one raptor seen – one of the Peregrine Falcons was around for about an hour or … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens – 23 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

I started the day by visiting Sydney Park for some early morning bird photography. Then went home for brunch, and then later met two friends at The Royal Botanic Gardens to look for the resident Powerful Owls. At Sydney Park, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 22 September 2020

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another very good day of bird photography at Emu Green at Emu Plains. Each visit I make to this area, I see some of the same birds I have seen on previous visits and I also see a … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 21 September 2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent another full day of bird photography at the Northern Beaches area. On the day, I visited a number of sites. The first place I visited was where Osprey had been nesting. No Osprey were at the nest and … Continue reading →

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Blue Gum Swamp Walk – 20 September 2020

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

My friend Wendy had organised a walk around the Blue Gum Swamp circuit in Blue Mountains National Park at Winmalee. This was an excellent place to visit – it had been raining, and the rain was forecast to stop in … Continue reading →

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