Category Archives: Birds

Greenway Birds – 8 January 2020

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was home from Tasmania, and was able to join the Greenway Bird Group for one of their monthly bird surveys. This was the one along the Hawthorne Canal between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne light rail stations. It was a … Continue reading →

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North West Tasmania – Out and About – 16 December 2019 – 6 January 2020

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

As well as doing the bushwalking outlined in earlier posts, I also spent a bit of time doing some Nature photography. Most of this was based on or near my sister and brother in law’s place close to the coast … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Central Plateau Walk – 30 December 2019 – 5 January 2020

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

I headed up onto the Central Plateau for a very pleasant walk in one of my favourite environments. I was walking by myself and wanted a relaxing walk that would give me a lot of time to explore the environment. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe – 14 December 2019

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey at Tempe Wetlands and Reserve. It was fairly quiet at the Wetlands, but some interesting birds were observed. This included a Nankeen Night Heron – A Rufous Fantail was also … Continue reading →

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Birds of the Northern Beaches – 13 December 2019

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another full day of bird photography spent in the Northern Beaches area. On the day I spent most of my time at Warriewood – visiting Rat Park, Lakeside Park, Warriewood Wetlands and Irrawong Reserve, and then visited Long … Continue reading →

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Greenway, Botanic Gardens and Coast – 11 December 2019

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a full day spent at three venues – the Greenway, between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne with the Greenway Bird Group, then I went to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Sydney to look for the resident Powerful Owls. I … Continue reading →

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Back to the Lane Cove River – 8 December 2019

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had recently seen some photos of Powerful Owls in the Terrys Creek area, and was keen to try and find them. So I decided to repeat a walk I hd done the week before, but in the reverse direction. … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 6 December 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

Another fairly quiet day out on the headland. My previous trip had been quiet, but the one just before that had been outstanding. I think it may be now late in the season for the juvenile Peregrine Falcons to be … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 4 December 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day up at the Northern Beaches photographing birds. I caught a B-line bus to Dee Why and then a local bus to Long Reef. I then walked out along the beach to the headland. On the … Continue reading →

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Bicentennial Park Birds – 3 December 2019

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another hot day. I spent the morning and early afternoon at Bicentennial Park (and Sydney Olympic Park) photographing the birds before it got too hot. It was quite smokey, which didn’t help with photography. Photos are a bit … Continue reading →

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