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Wildlife Report

Another assortment of photographs from two consecutive days associated with my Platypus monitoring activities.
On Monday morning I retrieved my camera trap but did not re-set it as torrential rain was forecast – Ha Ha! The photographic results were also dismal!
The rain did not of course emanate so after lunch I continued my wider survey of Petersons Creek by heading downstream from Allumbah Pocket.
The only person of interest at the Pocket was the Chocolate Brushtail Possum pretending to be asleep in the Mistletoe Clump. I say pretending because when I was attempting to obtain a view of his face I am pretty sure that he was saying “I can see you!”
I continued on, keeping a careful eye open for Platypus but also scanning above for arboreal mammals and birds.
Cicadas were very noisy and I managed to find a Red Roarer on a Grey Gum at a height suitable to photograph.
Some birds were flitting around in the flowers of a Wheel of Fire tree and though the birds were elusive I thought that the blossom was worth recording.
A also observe an extremely large Paper Wasp Nest in the top of a tall Silky Oak Tree.
I spent some time at Frawleys Pool until it was obvious that a Platypus was not going to appear and as the track leaves the Creek Bank from that point on I retraced my steps.
A Spangled Drongo was busy hunting the Cicadas but refused to be photographed.
The resulting collection of photographs was hardly worth publishing alone.
This morning I set up my new Camera Trap on the Yungaburra side of the Creek and while watching for any Platypus which might be on the prowl. Again no sightings.
While there I checked for a Green Ringtail Possum spotted on my last visit. I thought that this was a female, probably with a joey, but did not have my normal camera with me.
Today she was in the same spot and as the first image shows my initial impression had been correct. From the other side I obtain some delightful views of a very young Joey cuddled up to his Mum.
On the way home I also photographed a naturally framed White-headed Pigeon.

Common Brushtail Possum. Trichosurus vulpecula

Red Roarer Cicada. Psaltoda aurora

Wheel of Fire Tree. Stenocarpus sinuatus

Paper Wasp Nest

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

White-headed Pigeon. Columba leucomela