Monday 13th January 2020. 0745 – 0850

1 ml of rain. 50% cloud cover with high cirrus mares tails and some patches of mackerel sky. Watery sun. Light breeze from south. Track dry.

Checked out possum perches and potential owl roosts at Allumbah Pocket without success but did discover an immature bird, I think a Black-faced Monarch, attempting his morning preening and having a bad hair day!
Too early for Eastern Water Dragons but White Spot at home in usual spot and closer to the camera. Soon after our arrival she decided that she needed to stretch her legs and treated us to some excellent views of the hazards of life as a possum joey! Wonderful experience.
A Pacific Black Duck which appeared to have a sagging right wing tried to take off from the creek at Platypus Bend but was unable to do so. It swam on with no apparent problems.
Photographed a Turtle on the surface in the same area.
Near Flood Tide Island the Christmas Beetles were busy, one of them keeping company with a European Honey Bee, possibly one of mine!
Nothing at the Log Jam this morning but spotted a Platypus at Platy’s Pool which reappeared near the Overhanging Bushes and allowed me to take a few pics.
In the Paddock behind the Car Park photographed a Bush Stone-curlew but the Geese were too far away.
Along Bunya Street an Orange-footed Scrubfowl was busy excavating a neighbors garden.