Tag Archives: Cup and Saucer Creek

Two Valleys Walk – Wolli Ck and Cooks River – 22 August 2021

Day 57 of Lockdown. My friend Valerie lives close to the Cooks River in Earlwood. This places her in a LGA of Concern, and from Monday 23 August, her time allowed outside for exercise is a maximum of one hour. … Continue reading

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Two Valleys Walk – Wolli Ck and Cooks River – 10 August 2021

Day 45 of lockdown. For my exercise break, I felt like a good walk. So I set off for the Cooks River. My intention was to walk up to the Boat Harbour, then up Cup and Saucer Creek, across the … Continue reading

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Cooks River Walk – 21 March 2021

I managed to get outdoors during an extended period of heavy rain that the whole region was experiencing. I walked down to the Cooks River with my camera and umbrella. Here is some of what I saw –

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Cooks River Birds – 5 February 2021

It was time to visit some local birds again. I walked down to the Cooks River, crossed at the Lang St Bridge and then slowly walked upstream. No Kingfishers this time. But I did spot a single Tawny Frogmouth roosting … Continue reading

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Two Valleys Walk – 31 March 2020

Exercise being allowed during the lockdown, I decided to venture out and do the full Two Valleys Walk – which traverses the valleys of The Cooks River and its tributary Wolli Creek. I set off from home, and walked down … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 6 February 2018

I spent a few hours in the afternoon down on the Cooks River photographing the birds. I started at the Dog Area and looked without success for the Tawny Frogmouth family. Downstream was a nice Cormorant sitting on a pipe … Continue reading

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands and the Cooks River – 11 November 2017

Early in the morning I joined the Tempe Birdos at the Tempe Wetlands for their monthly bird survey. It was nice to observe a reasonable number of birds at the Wetlands. Here are some of the birds we saw early … Continue reading

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Cooks River Birds – 8 September 2016

After being sick at home for the best part of a week with a bad cold, it was pleasant to get out and enjoy some local nature. I headed down to the Cooks River area to photograph some local wildlife. … Continue reading

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Cooks River – Birds and Bottles – 3 January 2014

I went down to the Cooks River to see what the king high tide would be like. The water level was very high indeed – and over the banks in places. I took my camera along a took a few … Continue reading

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