Thursday 22nd August 2019. 1345-1405

No rain. Cold morning progressing to bright sunny day with moderate cold breeze from SE. Track dry.

Found an Australasian Figbird singing along Bunya St. A solitary Green Ringtail Possum was roosting in the large tree across the track from Snodgrass’s Pool and was able to show her to a couple from Holland and a young man from Germany. Leaving them a platypus was seen just along the track and by some fluke I managed quite a good snap shot. This was fortunate as the only other platypus seen was at very long range in the Viewing Pool. A trio of Saw-shelled Turtles were gracing the Log Jam today. At the end of the walk I strolled up towards the Curtain Fig Tree turning and discovered where the Plumed Whistling Ducks are congregating on the far bank of the creek.

Australasian Figbird. Sphecotheres vieilloti

Male Figbird along Bunya St.

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirax archeri

What a delightful face!

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

Surprisingly good shot as I was more surprised than the platypus when he surfaced at my feet.
Distant view of platypus from Viewing Platform.

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum

A Trio of Turtles at the Log Jam

Plumed Whistling Ducks. Dendrocygna eytoni

Mob of Whistling Ducks on far bank of Petersons Creek
Wider view of the flock No I did not count them!