Monday 16th September 2019. 1355 – 1505

No rain. Bright sunny day with scattered clouds. Light southerly breeze. Track dry.

Cody decided today to give us the benefit of his experience and he certainly turned it on. He spotted a Platypus under Lloyd’s Bridge and by the time we reached Snodgrass’s Pool we had notched up another Platypus, 2 large Eastern Water Dragons and a Green Ringtail Possum. At least 7 Saw-shelled Turtles were on the Log Jam and we saw another 2 elsewhere including the largest I have ever sen in Petersons Creek. A third Platypus accompanied us along the upstream side of Log Jam peninsula into Platy’s Pool and the deserted young Green Ringtail Possum was in the Overhanging Bushes. We stopped to chat to a couple from Cornwall and were able to show them a Keelback Snake from the Platypus viewing Platform. A highly successful walk.

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

1) Platypus viewed from Lloyd’s Suspension Bridge
2) Platypus near Memorial Bench
3) Platypus near Platy’s Pool

Eastern Water Dragon. Physignathus lesueurii

Large Water Dragon on rocks between Memorial Bench and Snodgrass’s Pool
Almost full length view of same Water Dragon.
Another Water Dragon on next pile of rocks.

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirax archeri

1) Solitary Green Ringtail Possum in three opposite Snodgrass’s Pool
2) Young Green Ringtail Possum recently separated from mother. At Overhanging Bushes
2) Portrait of Possum

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum

Turtle at the Log Jam
Large turtle on upstream side of Picnic Peninsula

Freshwater (Keelback) snake. Tropidonophis mairii

Freshwater Snake seen from Viewing Platform