Saturday 5th March 2022. 0840 – 0950

Weather

1 mm of rain. Moderate overcast with cumulonimbus clouds interspersed with some blue sky increasing from North and West. Light SE breeze. Track damp. Water level remains high. New Moon + 2 days

Wildlife Report

No arboreal marsupials were found at Allumbah pocket today but while seeking them I spotted a Pacific Emerald Dove inspecting me from above.
I saw nothing then until Snodgrass’s Pool where “Whitespot” the Green Ringtail Possum was roosting in one of her regular trees.
On then to the Overhanging Bushes where I saw an Eastern Water Dragon on a log sloped against the far bank.
A few metres further on the local Green Ringtail was again on one of his regular branches with a rather nice curl to his tail.
While I was photographing him a Spotted Catbird flew into my field of view and remained for several minutes offering a variety of poses.
There were many White-headed Pigeons around and on Picnic Peninsula a saw one sitting rather nicely and took a photo.
At the narrows I saw one of my least favourite subjects but as I cannot recall seeing a Cane Toad on the Creek Bank before I recorded the event.
Several Large-footed Myotis could be seen under the Highway Bridge and I got one good shot.
As I crossed the bridge I recorded a minute Eastern Water Dragon on the rocks below.
The Bush Stone-curlews were at Nick’s Camping Area so I walked across the paddock for a photo op.
In the Overhanging Fig Tree the only occupant was a Spangled Drongo.

Pacific Emerald Dove. Chalcophaps longirostris

At the entrance to Allumbah Pocket

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

“Whitespot” at Snodgrass’s Pool
“Whitespot” from the side showing whiskers and a mosquito on her nose.
In the River Oak at Overhanging Bushes

Eastern Water Dragon. Physignathus lesueurii

Near the far bank
Very small Dragon under Highway Bridge

Spotted Catbird. Ailuroedus maculosus

Hello!
Aren’t I a Handsome Bird!

White-headed Pigeon. Columba leucomela

At Picnic Peninsula

Cane Toad. Bufo marinus

Resting on a log at The Narrows

Large-footed Myotis. Myotis macropus

Good image using flash

Bush Stone-curlew. Burhinus grallarius

At Nick’s Camping Area
The other half sneaking away

Spangled Drongo. Dicrurus bracteatus

In Fig Tree