Wednesday 19th October 2022. 1400 – 15 hrs

Weather

No rain. Moderately cloudy with sunny periods. Track dry. Water level low. Moon Phase Last quarter 18/10.

Wildlife Report

Experiencing a marked lack of enthusiasm of late, not only by the closure of my favourite section of Petersons Creek Walk, but by the marked lack of action from the community in endeavoring to reverse this situation.
I have also found that I have much more time to manage my garden and look after the bees. I now have two hives after recapturing a swarm and recently harvested 8 litres of honey.
Arriving at Allumbah Pocket today I met a lady who told me that a Tree Kangaroo had been sighted there yesterday but I wasn’t in luck.
As I crossed the Suspension Bridge however I sighted a large male Platypus heading down stream with some purpose and clearly checking his territory.
Nearby a found a Green Ringtail Possum and over all had a moderately successful outing.

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

View from Suspension Bridge
Another Platypus hiding under the foliage

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

Two shots of “Whitespot”. Good view of her opposable “thumbs”.
Poor view of an un-named Green Ringtail

Eastern Water Dragon. Physignathus lesueurii

Selection of Dragons, 2 adult and 2 juvenile

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum

A couple of Turtles

Large-footed Fishing Bat. Myotis macropus

Still a few to be seen

Australasian Swamphen. Porphyrio melanotus

One of several in the paddock near the Car Park