Sunday 7th August 2022. 1430 – 1530 hrs

Weather

0.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Cloudy and threatening to rain. Occasional bright periods. Track dry where I could see it. Water level steady.

Wildlife Report

This is a belated report of a Patrol undertaken a few days ago to determine if it was worthwhile continuing on a regular basis.
In the present situation I am restricted to limited exploration of a small area at each each end of the section with the necessity to walk along Bunya Street between the two.
The alternative would be to walk the northern section of Petersons Creek between Allumbah Pocket and the old Railway Bridge via Frawleys Pool but this is substantially longer with much of it at some distance from the water and with significant hills. In the past I have never spotted the same numbers of wildlife along this section.
I found nothing at Allumbah Pocket today until I started across the Suspension Bridge when a Platypus appeared around the Stepping Stones on the Yungaburra side. I returned to the area of the Old Boiler House and managed a few shots from there.
At The Other Side a handsome Chocolate Brushtail Possum was in the tree behind the Picnic Shelter and seemed as interested in me as I was in him.
In a tree nearby I got an indifferent shot of a well concealed Green Ringtail Possum who was more interested in a siesta.
A few visitors seemed to be ignoring the Private notices.
I made my way to the vacant lot next to the Medial Centre where I found “Tatty” the Coppery Brushtail Possum in her usual Fig Tree.
No Tree Kangaroos were to be seen and I think that it may have been the young male often seen here who was attracting attention close to the Highway near the junction with Curtain Fig Road. I hope he goes under the bridge or is very careful with crossing the road!
At the Viewing Platform a small Saw-shelled Turtle was on the exposed tree branch.
A small group of Large-footed Fishing Bats were in the best spot under the Highway Bridge and were also enjoyed by a visiting couple.
The Golden Orb-weaver Spiders were still in the Lomandra clump but I didn’t get a good photo. A Pale Yellow Robin was watching me from the far bank.
On the way back I photographed a juvenile Eastern Water Dragon on one of the rocks below the Bridge.