Thoughts & Walks

Thanks for all the fish!

Newcastle Harbour has the largest tonnage of coal exports of any port in the world. Yet the dolphins still visit, unperturbed by it all. There is an enormous new coal loader being built which will increase the tonnage more. Perhaps it will be ready at the same time as recession cuts demand...

LHC post

The Large Hadron Collider is ready to go! Can't wait to see what happens. Meanwhile these guys are ignoring the whole thing.

Whales and others enjoy the water off Nobbys

Lady Elliot Island

A few photos from our recent visit to Lady Elliot Island. A bounty of birds...

Nesting Noddy

Flying Frigatebird

Serene sunset

Newcastle turtle

You never know what you will see in Newcastle Harbour! I am not sure what species of turtle this is - any help in identification would be appreciated.

Masked lapwing and her chick

Two sea eagles and a magpie

Two sea eagles visiting Strzlecki Lookout last Sunday, a magpie tried to see them off, perhaps protecting a nest, I suspect unsuccessfully.

Nobbys as the crow flies by

Magpie goose

One of several magpie geese resident at the Newcastle Wetlands.

Cormorant

Small cormorant spotted at Throsby Creek