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Australia

  • Sydney Royal National Park, Part 2

    Sydney Royal National Park, Part 2

    After my first trip to Royal National Park, I really wanted to see more. In that first visit, we had just barely scratched the surface of the bird life in the park, mostly focusing on common birds in nice settings. I didn’t have a car to reach the park, and I figured a guide would

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    November 6, 2022
    Australia, Black-Faced Monarch, Eastern Whipbird, Eastern Yellow Robin, Golden Whistler, Horsfields Bronze Cuckoo, Laughing Kookaburra, Olive-Backed Oriole, Powerful Owl, Royal National Park, Sacred Kingfisher, Sydney, White-Browed Scrubwren
  • Sydney Royal National Park, Part 1

    Sydney Royal National Park, Part 1

    I took a day off from work in Sydney to go see Royal National Park, a large park about an hour drive south from the CBD. Most of the park is kept wild with the exception of access roads and hiking trails. There are just a few small villages inside the park and a few

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    November 5, 2022
    Australia, Galah, Laughing Kookaburra, Lewin's Honeyeater, Rainbow Lorikeet, Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Sydney, Western Corella
  • Birds of Sydney’s Urban Parks

    Birds of Sydney’s Urban Parks

    Continuing my trip to Sydney in October (Part 1 here). As I mentioned, I was on a work trip, so most of my bird photography was done relatively close to the CBD in the mornings and evenings. Royal Botanic Gardens I didn’t have a lot of success in the botanical garden. Most of the birds

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    November 4, 2022
    Australasian Grebe, Australia, Crested Pigeon, Dusky Moorhen, Noisy Miner, Pacific Black Duck, Sydney, Welcome Swallow
  • Birds of Sydney’s Bicentennial Park

    Birds of Sydney’s Bicentennial Park

    I took a trip to Sydney this October. This was my first time in Australia, and my first international trip since starting bird photography. It was a real treat. I was in Sydney for work, so I spent most of my time in the city. That meant a lot of my photography was limited to

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    November 3, 2022
    Australasian Grebe, Australia, Black Swan, Chestnut Teal, Superb Fairywren, Sydney, White-Faced Heron, Willy Wagtail

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