Wednesday 14th July. 1355- 1505

Weather

2 mm of rain overnight. Overcast with sunny periods. Light southerly breeze. track slightly damp. Water level continues to drop slowly. Moon – First Quarter – 3 days

Wildlife Report

All progressing well at home, so took time out from domestic duties for another Patrol this afternoon.
“Piratical Pete” the Green Ringtail Possum was in his regular spot at the informal entrance to Allumbah Pocket and as a couple arrived in a car at the same time as I did I invited them to check him out.
Continued on into the Pocket and found the Chocolate Brushtail Possum still occupying the Mistletoe Clump and as I was taking photos a local lass appeared and took an interest. She had bought visiting friends to the Creek and been successful with spotting 2 Platypus so I showed them both Possums in the vicinity.
Continuing on I found a Platypus myself, wending it’s way along the far bank from near the Memorial Bench towards Snodgrass’s Pool.
Towards Platypus Bend I saw a flight of large Birds heading in our direction from the South. I thought initially that they were Storks but they turned out to be Straw-necked Ibis
Nothing else was seen until The Log Jam where a Saw-shelled Turtle was perched on one of the logs.
At Picnic Peninsula a Pale-yellow Robin came to visit me and posed for photos. They are a particularly friendly little bird.
The Golden Orb-weaver Spider was still in the same spot just below the Highway Bridge as was the Brushtail Possum half way across the Bridge.
A number of visitors were watching a Platypus in front of the Viewing Platform but it was heading upstream. I waited for a few minutes and she obligingly turned about and came back to the closest possible point of approach to the Platform although this is still a long range shot.
The final sighting of the day was a pair of the resident Bush Stone-curlews at Nick’s Camping Area.