Friday 29th April 2022. 1310 – 1410 hrs.

Weather

6 mm of rain overnight. Overcast with frequent light showers and occasional brief sunny periods. Intermittent gusty breeze from the East. Track wet. Little surface water. Creek high, water clearing slowly. New Moon 1st May.

Wildlife Report

Having checked the online forecast and examined the heavens I was slightly put out when it started to rain as I pulled on my boots but I decided to continue regardless.
By the time I arrived at Allumbah Pocket the shower had passed over and for the remainder of the patrol it remained dry.
Above the clearing in the centre of the Pocket a Golden Orb-weaver spider had spread her web high in the canopy where it was bathed in light and made a quite pleasing photo.
Apart from this I spotted nothing until I ventured down the short path to the Old Boiler House where I found “Nosey” the Green Ringtail Possum in the nearby tree.
My next sighting was also a GRP as “Whitespot” was in the bank side Syzygium tree at Snodgrass’s Pool and I was able to snap both Mum and joey.
The only Saw-shelled Turtle I spotted out of the water today was on the sloping log near the base of Picnic Peninsula.
On the Peninsula I noted that the Queensland Umbrella Tree near the Picnic Table showed signs of a Tree Kangaroo visit although I was unable to spot the perpetrator.
At Stringers Stretch while chatting to a photographer from Kuranda we both had a fleeting glimpse of a Platypus but it refused to reveal itself again.
Numerous Large-footed Fishing Bats were roosting under the Highway Bridge so I had more practice in perfecting my imaging technique.
From the Car Park I could see the resident Bush Stone-curlews so I wandered across for a photo which proved to be my last for the day.