Friday 10th June 2022. 1310 – 1425 hrs

Weather

No rain in the gauge. Temp 10 deg C at 0600. Grey sky but not threatening to rain. Track dry. Little or no breeze. Water level steady. Moon First Quarter + 2 days

Wildlife Report

Sufficiently cold for me to leave home wearing a windproof jacket for the first time this year.
At Allumbah pocket I soon spotted a Green Ringtail Possum on the North side of the entrance but it was well concealed in the canopy defying any chance of further identification.
Along the track to the Old Boiler House and assortment of birds were feeding and I managed to catch a Rufous Shrikethrush.
As I crossed the Suspension Bridge I snapped a Saw-shelled Turtle on one of the rocks below.
In the tree between the Bridge and the fence at the Other Side a “Blob” among the leaves could be distinguished through the telephoto lens as a hairy animal and from it’s Coppery colour I concluded that it was a Brushtail Possum but no further identification was possible.
At Snodgrass’s Pool another Turtle was on the sloping log but not really worthy of a photo.
Nothing else was seen until another Turtle at the Log Jam but this was disturbed and dropped into the water as a guided group approached.
The Guide whom I have met before told me that he had just seen three Tree Kangaroos on the ground but unfortunately I was unable to find them.
At Picnic Peninsula I spotted an Australian Golden Whistler which proved very difficult to photograph due to it’s rapid and unpredictable movements but I did my best.
I took shots of a few Large-footed Fishing Bats under the Highway Bridge but they were not nearly as active as on my last visit.
From the Platypus Viewing Platform I spotted two very small Turtles on top of “Tensing”s pole.
From there I visited Nick’s Camping Area where the two Bush Stone-curlews were relaxing.
Arriving at the Hollow Tree I could see the rear end of a Grey Brushtail Possum hanging down from the hollow so I took a quick shot and was about to leave when the Possums tail protruded followed by both hind feet which then proceeded to give their owner a good scratch. At the same time the fur of a Coppery Possum was visible on the other side of the trunk. The size of the tail suggested that the Grey is a Juvenile while mother is Copper coloured.
There is not much that I can say about “Tatty” the other Brushtail Possum apart that she was in her Fig Tree.