Wednesday 7th September 2022

Weather

2.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Cloudy with sunny periods. Very light breeze. Track where available dry. Water level falling slowly. Full Moon 10th Sept.

Wildlife Report

Having reached the conclusion that there is nothing to be gained by my constant whinging about the closure of Petersons Creek Walk between the Highway and Suspension Bridges I have decided to change the format of my blogs for the foreseeable future.
Creeks fortunately have two banks and as a local with good relationships with most of the residents of Bunya Street I am able to gain access to several areas of the East Bank on an occasional basis.
Armed with a powerful telephoto lens I am able to take photographs of both banks without trespassing but as this opportunity is not available to the population at large I feel that it would be unfair to detail the location of wildlife to which they have no access.
My new plan is to publish the photos without my usual preamble so that my human friends and followers can be assured that my animal friends remain alive and well in their regular habitat.

Pacific Black Duck. Anas superciliosus

These are the same Ducks as seen on my previous visit
A bit of busy preening!

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum

Weather beginning to warm up so more Turtles to be seen

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

I was able to glimpse her right ear and confirm that this is “Whitespot”

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Long range view with little detail

Golden Orb-weaver Spider. Nephila pilipes

Large-footed Fishing Bat. Myotis macropus

Eastern Water Dragon. Physignathus lesueurii

Two juvenile Dragons

Bush Stone-curlew. Burhinus grallarius

Common Brushtail Possum. Trichosurus vulpecula

Rear view of “Tatty”

White-cheeked Honeyeater. Phylidonyris niger

All of the animals are looking healthy and well fed and I am sure that they are not missing their usual tribes of visitors at all.