Some images from a work trip to Sydney late in 2011.
![Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown. Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4710.jpg)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Photographing jacarandas, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown. Photographing jacarandas, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4646.jpg)
Photographing jacarandas, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Top-knot Pigeons flying over Sydney Harbour. Photo R. Ashdown. Top-knot Pigeons flying over Sydney Harbour. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_3989.jpg)
Top-knot Pigeons flying over Sydney Harbour. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Sandstone wall and bloodwood, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown. Sandstone wall and bloodwood, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4752.jpg)
Sandstone wall and bloodwood, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Peacock, Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown. Peacock, Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4434.jpg)
Peacock, Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Spotted Gums after storm., Taronga, Sydney. Spotted Gums after storm., Taronga, Sydney.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4137.jpg)
Spotted Gums after storm, Taronga Wildlife Park, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Statue of ape, woman and child, with real woman and child. Taronga. Photo R. Ashdown. Statue of ape, woman and child, with real woman and child. Taronga. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4082.jpg)
Statue of ape, woman and child, with real woman and child. Taronga. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Juvenile Nankeen Night Heron, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown. Juvenile Nankeen Night Heron, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4584.jpg)
Juvenile Nankeen Night Heron, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Grey-headed Flying Foxes, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown. Grey-headed Flying Foxes, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4604.jpg)
Grey-headed Flying Foxes, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Grey-headed Flying Fox, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown. Grey-headed Flying Fox, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4600.jpg)
Grey-headed Flying Fox, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Fig leaves after storm, Sydney. Fig leaves after storm, Sydney.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4247.jpg)
Fig leaves after storm, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Fig tree after storm. Sydney. Fig tree after storm. Sydney.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4168.jpg)
Fig tree, Sydney. Photo R. Ashdown.
![The Macquarie Culvert. Built in 1816, this is almost certainly Australia's oldest bridge. Photo R. Ashdown The Macquarie Culvert. Built in 1816, this is almost certainly Australia's oldest bridge.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_4756-2.jpg)
The Macquarie Culvert, Sydney Botanical Gardens. Built in 1816, this is almost certainly Australia's oldest bridge. Photo R. Ashdown.
![Eastern Water Dragon, Sydney Harbour. Eastern Water Dragon, Sydney Harbour.](https://www.robertashdown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_44851.jpg)
The urban dragon - an Eastern Water Dragon, Sydney Harbour. Photo R. Ashdown.