When a Few will Do – A Mid-Week Birding Date
It was mid-week and my wife and I decided to have a birding date preceded by a lovely breakfast at the local Nasho cafe before our rainforest walk, as we […]
The Quest for Nectar – The Plight of the Honeyeater
Australia has over 70 species of Honeyeater as wells as many other birds not classified as such which enjoy feeding on our nectar rich native flowers. Interesting enough, Australia’s native […]
The Long Aussie Day Weekend – The Australasian Figbird
During the Australia Day weekend, we were away visiting family and friends up the coast in the area I lived and worked in before meeting my wife. We enjoyed quality […]
A Rare Encounter with a Rarely Seen Bird – Barren Grounds NR
Last Thursday I baked a batch of Anzac Bickies, you guessed it, for another birding date with my wife the following day. We decided to take a drive up on […]
Rainforest Reclusion – Hard To See Birds
One of the features of a recent walk with my wife in our local Royal National Park (The Nasho) was that many of the birds we saw tended to be […]
A New Year Brings New Hopes and Experiences – Birding 2021
As time unrelentingly drives us into 2021 we all hope for a better year, but for many it is already appearing to look a lot like the last, as new […]
Looking Toward the Future with 2020 Vision – What Have We Learnt ?
Thank you my dear friends for following my blog throughout turbulent 2020. This will my last word for the year. Interesting enough I went for a walk today to exercise, […]
Down in the Dark Damp Depths – Rainforest Birds
Last week I needed a walk so I went into the darker part of the rainforest beneath the thick tall tree canopy of the Royal National Park, or Nasho to […]
Celebratory Bird Outing – A Mindful Moment of Reflection
To mark the achievement of finally reaching the goal to publish my next book, which is now with the publisher for publishing early next year, I went for a mindful […]
Birding in a Heat Wave – What Birds Do When it is Too Hot
The last few days have seen the hottest temperatures for November on record here in Sydney, and much of NSW Friday 36°C (97°F) followed by Saturday 41°C (106°F) with an […]
Clear Calm Winter Skies – and Rapturous Raptors
The warm clear calm sunny days of Winter are wonderful times to be out walking and enjoying the beautiful world we live in. For us here in Sydney it is […]
Meeting the Gang Gang Gang – One Foggy Winter’s Day
You may remember last week my wife and I sited 2 female Gang Gang Cockatoo feeding quitely in Barren Grounds NP. Last Thursday, in response to a tip off siting, I left early in the morning, through thick pea soup fog, making my way to the Central Coast area near Gosford in search of a large flock of Gang Gang […]
Free to Birding Date Again- A Day Trip to Barren Grounds NP
Last Friday my wife and I filled our Thermos flasks and packed my freshly baked Anzac biscuits to my original recipe (my best ones yet) and drove just over one […]
The Great River Walk – What Winter Birds Are There ?
Having picked up my camera and lens from having its 5 month hospitalization and major surgery, my wife and I headed out west of Sydney to the The Great River Walk, which runs along the Nepean River at Penrith. You may remember we visited this walk for the first time in Summer, so we thought it good to check out […]
