Friday 11th March 2022. 1235 – 1345

Weather

1 mm of rain only. Clouding up progressively during the course of the morning. Short sunny periods. Breeze tending northerly variable. Track still slightly damp. Water level falling slowly. Moon – First Quarter +1

Wildlife Report

A late start today to avoid Yungaburra Volunteers working on the Track.
Birds were surprisingly active for the middle of the day and I photographed a Pacific Emerald Dove and a Lewin’s Honeyeater along Bunya Street.
At Allumbah Pocket I was able to see two Green Ringtail Possums from the informal entrance path and from the Parking area I could identify “Mrs Green” in her regular position and in a neighbouring tree “Popeye” was keeping an eye on her.
I went on towards the Picnic shelter and spotted “Nosey” who had returned to her usual perch next to the Suspension Bridge.
A I crossed the bridge I saw that the Fruit Bats had returned to the Creek Bank in numbers and made a much more interesting image.
In one of the large trees across the track from the Memorial Bench where “Whitespot” was often seen last year I spotted an unrecognised Green Ringtail Possum which I think from the white “powder puff” was a male.
At the Upper Level near Snodgrass’s Pool a large Eastern Water Dragon was present. Between shots he decided to change position and from his left profile I suspect that this was the now recovered “Scarface”.
Near Platypus Bend a flock of birds were feeding on the ripening fruit of a Camphor Laurel tree and I eventually identified them as female Australasian Figbirds. We have recently had several flocks of male Figbirds visiting the gum tree at the end of our garden and is is interesting to note that they behave in this way at some seasons of the year.
Along Log Jam Peninsula I snapped a White-headed Pigeon and then a Saw-shelled Turtle on top of the concrete slab at the Jam.
At the tip of Picnic Peninsula a moderately sized Water Dragon swam across the creek with a great splash and flurry and was photographed as it climbed from the water at the Far Bank.
More Large-footed Myotis were seen again roosting under the Highway Bridge.
On the rocks under the Bridge three juvenile Water Dragons were present and that completed the Patrol for the day.