Natural art and display
Using neutral paint colours in your home is a modern trend which will last timelessly. With the opportunity to add a feature wall it...
Outback adventures
Australia features many beautiful rainforest, mountain ranges and beaches. If you looking at doing a road trip with family or friends here is a...
King parrots
My visitor was keen for me to show him the birds of Sydney. Finding and identifying the various species, even with the powerful binoculars...
Muellers Track at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden reopens
One of the Wildflower Garden's most scenic and challenging walking trails has been upgraded and reopened to the public.
Muellers Track starts at either Lamberts...
Sphinx, Warrimoo and Bobbin Head Tracks
9.6 km circuit, 4 hrs, Grade 3 moderate track
You will get a real sense of wilderness on this walk with wildflowers painting a colourful...
Flights of fancy
Dr Holly Parsons, an Ornithologist and Birds in Backyards
Program Co-Manager at the BirdLIfe Discovery Centre at
Sydney Olympic Park
One of the many great reasons for...
Sulphur crested Cockatoos
Nick Hodges
Everybody recognises a Sulphur-crested cockatoo: its striking plumage, its noise, its confidence its cocky-ness.
There's nothing delicate about a cocky. My European neighbour told...
Hornsby Blue Gum Circuit (aka Joe’s Mountain Circuit)
Matt McClelland
Length: 4.2km circuit
Time: 1.5 to 2 hours
This is one of my favourite walks in the Hornsby area. About five minutes in, you will...
Frogs you’ll find on the North Shore
*Striped Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes peronii), a common ground frog, it lives in leaf litter and makes a distinctive “tok tok” sound.
*Peron’s Tree Frog...
Narrabeen Lagoon Trail
Matt McClelland
2 hrs 30 mins 8.6 km easy circuit
Stunning water views, wildlife, beautiful forests, picnic areas, kids playgrounds, boat hire and cafes - I...