Monday 18th July 2022. 1240 – 1405 hrs

Weather

1 mm of rain. Scattered cloud. Sunny periods. Cool southerly breeze. Track slightly damp. Water level steady. Full Moon + 4 days

Wildlife Report

At Allumbah Pocket I was pleased to find that the Chocolate Brushtail Possum had returned to her perch in the Mistletoe clump near the Picnic Shelter. Her face could not be viewed without the use of a sky hook but her eyes can be seen to the extreme right of the image.
As I was leaving The Other Side a juvenile Brown Cuckoo-Dove flew onto a branch right in front of me and I obtained a series of closeup shots.
At Snodgrass’s Pool, “Whitespot” the Green Ringtail Possum had returned to her tree on the bank but was not in a sociable mood so a shot of her face was extremely tricky and not very good.
As I approached Log Jam Peninsula I saw a Varied Triller who was happy to pose for me.
At the Jam itself I was pleased to view a Saw-shelled Turtle clambering over it’s mate to attain the best spot on the most prominent log. A smaller turtle was happy with a lower log on it’s own.
As I left the Peninsula I heard Sarus Cranes honking and I soon spotted a group of half a dozen or so soaring under a cloud.
Three more Turtles of assorted sizes were on the sloping log against the far bank opposite Overhanging Bushes
Nothing then until the Highway Bridge where three Fishing Bats were occupying the site over the hand rail where I obtain my best views.
As I crossed the Bridge I saw an Eastern Water Dragon swimming in the Viewing Pool but I was not quick enough to capture an image.
I crossed the Highway and from half way across the paddock I could see a Tree Kangaroo in the trees on the East Bank of the Creek.
While I was photographing the Tree Roo a Pale-yellow robin came to see what I was up to.
“Tatty” was photographed on her usual perch in the Fig Tree.
As I arrived a home I noticed that a Case Moth had made itself a home on the plug of a recently installed set of security lights!