Saturday 16th July 2022. 1010 – 1125 hrs

Weather

2.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Overcast with small patches of blue sky permitting occasional brief sunny periods. Some light showers. Very little breeze. Track slightly damp. Water level steady. Full Moon + 2 days

Wildlife Report

Having committed myself to a Patrol this morning, I set off with umbrella raised and hoping that it would not last long.
By the time I arrived at Allumbah Pocket the rain had ceased but my luck was not as good with the Wildlife and I found nothing on the Yungaburra side of the Creek.
It was not until I had just passed the Memorial Bench that a bird flew over me and the Pacific Emerald Dove settled on a branch permitting several photographs.
Near Snodgrass’s Pool I located “Whitespot” the female Green Ringtail Possum in the foliage above the path to the Upper Level. I could see no sign of her joey and suspect that it may have been time for the parting of the ways.
At Platypus Bend a pair of Eastern Yellow Robins were on display and I obtained a few good shots.
After passing the Log Jam I saw three Brushturkeys fossicking along the far bank.
Wildlife remained thin on the ground but at Platys Pool I chatted by some visitors from Adelaide and gave them a few tips.
The small Green Ringtail was on the same perch in Number 3 of the Overhanging Bushes and still difficult to photograph.
Along Stringers Stretch I spotted a Platypus which remained stubbornly close to the far bank as I followed it downstream. At the Northern base of the Picnic Peninsula it started foraging close to the Track and I obtained some satisfactory photos.
Along Dowling’s Corridor I spotted a Cuckooshrike and a Spangled Drongo fly into a tree in the paddock and obtained a couple of shots which were publishable after treatment with my new software!
The Golden Orb-weaver Spiders were again in the Lomandra clump below the Highway Bridge and I snapped one of them.
Under the Bridge I located a solitary Large-footed Fishing Bat close enough for a good shot.
The Pair of Bush Stone-curlews had returned today to Nick’s Camping Area and were both happy to pose for me.
After crossing the Highway I could only find “Tatty” the Coppery Brushtail Possum who was as usual displaying only her back.
On the fence opposite my house I photographed a Rainbow Bee-eater making a meal of one of my Honey Bees.