Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria, features a number of ponds and wetlands that attract many animals and birds. The site is a former brickworks that has been transformed into 44 hectares of parkland. This boardwalk extends into one of the ponds at the southern end of the park. The typical Autumn day started out with a warm sunny morning but ended up with a cool overcast afternoon.

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Alexandria, Sydney Park wetlands

Sydney Park is a large inner city recreational area in Alexandria. It features a number of ponds and wetlands that attract many animals and birds. This is a view (top) of the pond in the south-east corner of the park. A Little Black Cormorant, also known as a Shag, is seen here sunning its wings (bottom), while its mate enjoys the view from the boardwalk.

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Alexandria, Sydney Park ponds

Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria, is a former brickworks that has been transformed into 44 hectares of parkland. There have been a number of ponds and wetlands (left) recreated as they once were in this area, which attract many water birds and animals. The storm water retention pond, with a weir (right), stores rainwater for the connected wetland areas in the park.Click here to view all participants of Weekend Reflections

Alexandria, Alan Davidson Oval

With summer coming to an end and autumn just begun, this Cricket match played on Alan Davidson Oval last weekend will be one of the last of the season. The oval, named after a famous Australian cricketer Alan Davidson, is located on the edge of Sydney Park in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. It is used for cricket in the spring and summer is also used for Australian Rules Football in autumn and winter.

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Alexandria, Sydney Park, sculpture

The golden light of the sunset that I featured yesterday is reflected in this sculpture called "The Trail", created in 1990 by Micheal Snape. It is located on top of a hill in the northwestern corner of Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria.

Sydney Park, sunset

The silhouettes of the old brickworks chimneys at Sydney Park against a fiery sunset. The same chimneys decorated at Christmas can be seen here.

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Sydney Park, Christmas

Sydney Park is a large recreation area at Alexandria, bordering St Peters. It includes part of the former brickworks on the corner of King Street and Sydney Park Road. Christmas decorations adorn the chimneys every year.

Alexandria, Parkview Hotel

The Parkview Hotel is located on the corner of Mitchell Road and Harley Street, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The Parkview Hotel was originally built in 1898, as a perfect example of an old English Tavern.