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During the current lock-down we are entitled to a one hour walk each day. The problem is that people who normally do not grace our reserve came in large numbers in order to escape being inside all week, especially those with school children, as one more week of school holidays at home comes around the corner. This made it difficult […]
A couple of days before an unexpected sudden Covid lock-down I went for a health walk in our local Oatley Park Reserve, from which I have posted previously many times. To my surprise it was as if I was not aware of what season it actually was here, I could have mistakenly thought it was Spring or at least late […]
We both needed a walk and being it Sunday afternoon we made our way to our local Oatley Park Reserve, of course a little birding was included as always. As I have shared previously, this time of year we have the least bird numbers as we move into Winter months and the migrant birds fly north to warmer days. Numbers […]
Yes its that time of year again when I honor the bird featured in my previous book as our most endurant bird, the Bar-tailed Godwit, which many of you know is one of my favorites. Click on photos to enlarge them. As the first tastes of Autumn have come in for an early Winter blast, these birds will be taking […]
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 early morning temp of 30°C (86°F) making sleep an ordeal for many. In the midst of the Friday heat I set out see how the birds in my local reserve […]
