Saturday 14th September 2019. 1400 – 1500

No rain. Bright sunny day. Light breeze. Track dry.

About to set off with Thomas when observed garden again full of bees. Gave them a chance to settle and sure enough another swarm had arrived and settled in a bush less than 5m away from the last lot!

Decided to go on Patrol regardless and were rewarded with a Bush Stone-curlew along Bunya St. and a Platypus underneath Lloyd’s Suspension Bridge. Had to wait a few minutes for a suitable photo opportunity and got a shot from almost vertically above! Saw another Platypus where the creek turns sharply downstream of the Log Jam where there were 5 Saw-shelled Turtles and saw another 2 at Platys Pool. A Cairns Birdwing Butterfly was hanging from a tree over the water, probably recently hatched. A more helpful Platypus was feeding for several minutes just below the Narrows and a final one shot the rapids submerged and surfaced right beside me under the Highway Bridge.

Now preparing to assist another bee keeper to take away our latest swarm!