Monday 21st October 2019. 1055 – 1205

Rain forecast but nil as yet. Patchy cloud with intermittent sun. Humidity 52%. Light breeze. Track remains dry.

Large Golden Orb-weaver Spider found at Allumbah Pocket while searching for potential possum perches. Glimpsed a male Eastern Whipbird at the same location. The same two Eastern Water Dragons were seen on the Rock Piles between Memorial Bench and Snodgrass’s Pool. At the Log Jam only a minute Turtle was present but my visit was preceded by 2 excited children. I also had a brief glimpse of a large Saw-shelled Turtle at Picnic Peninsula. Two Platypus were seen at Platy’s Pool, one only a glimpse, but two more sightings were reported to me. No possums found today but the Olive-backed Sunbirds were busy building their nest at Quincan Cafe.

Golden Orb-weaver Spider. Nephila spp

Large female spider. Golden web for which it is named is well shown.
The male spider can be seen flirting with death by sitting on thorax of female!

Eastern Water Dragon. Physignathus lesueurii

Long lizard in same spot.
Black Spot showing off his profile.
And his skin markings

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum – juvenile

Looks too small to be let out on his own!

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Feeding at Platy’s Pool
Didn’t spend long here so guess not much to be found.

Olive-backed Sunbird. Cinnyris jugularis

Female Sunbird building nest at Quincan Cafe
Busy little bird!