Friday 15th January. 1630 – 1745

Weather

Light showers from yesterday seem to have cleared. 4.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Sunny with scattered cloud. Light southerly breeze at times. Track damp but drying except where water is running off the paddock and creating persistent mud patches. Water level down by only 20 mm since yesterday.

Post

Somewhat tired this morning after the activities of the last 2 says assisting the DES Team. Sorted out my photographic gear and cleaned where necessary.
Noticed at breakfast time that a bird was perched in the Flame Tree but thought that I was seeing the back end of a Bar-shouldered Dove. Not until we returned from Atherton Library several hours later did I realise that it was in fact a Tawny Frogmouth which remained with us for the rest of the day being photographed at intervals.
We also have insect visitors in the form of numerous Christmas Beetles which are enjoying the Bottle Brush in the back garden.
Thomas and I decided on a late walk to see if there was any sign of Platypus after their recent disturbances.
It proved to be a quiet afternoon with the first sighting of wildlife a Black-faced Cuckooshrike which was photographed near Platypus Bend.
Nothing then until No 1 of the Overhanging Bushes where in spite of his numerous visitors yesterday the small male Green Ringtail Possum had moved less than a metre to an alternative perch on the other side of the canopy.
In the same vicinity I checked the nest of unknown ownership and photographed a Rufous Shrikethrush.
The final sighting of the day was a pair of Masked Lapwings on the nature strip opposite home.