No Rain. Hot and sunny. No breeze. Track dry.

In terms of over all species seen today’s Patrol by Thomas and myself was almost as dry as the above weather report. On the other side of the coin, we saw three Platypus which, with the previous reports this week, suggests that the females are again emerging from the egg chamber and becoming more frequently visible. We saw out first Platypus at Snodgrass’s Pool and another at Platypus Bend, obtaining images of both. The third Platypus was a distant view from the Viewing Platform of an animal receding further into the distance and was not photographed. Five Saw-shelled Turtles were seen at the Log Jam and a blue Damselfly observed perched on a small stump at Platy’s Pool.

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum

Tropical Rockmaster Damselfly. Diphiebia euphoeoides