Monday 25th October 2021. 0830-1030

Weather

No rain. Bright sunny day and already getting hot. Cool northerly breeze. Track dry. Water level steady. 4 days after Full Moon

Wildlife Report

An early start this morning after taking my vehicle in for a service.
Bunya Street proved particularly fruitful with the first sighting being an Agile Wallaby in one of the Creek side gardens. She clearly had a joey in the pouch but it was not inclined to show itself.
In the next garden a male Brush Turkey was parading his splendid mating plumage.
On the other side of the fence the Bush Stone-curlews were having an alfresco breakfast and made a good family group.
At the entrance to Allumbah Pocket the Green Ringtail Possum with her joey were still in the same spot and I took several pics before my camera warned me that the battery was flat and so was my spare!
A return to base revealed that the third battery was also u.s. and I had to rob another camera in order to continue.
At the Other Side I took some shots of a nice group of fungi before finding an Eastern Water Dragon on the rocks opposite Snodgrass’s Pool.
A Freshwater Snake (Keelback) was seen following the far bank near Platypus bend.
Near Flood Tide Island a huge Golden Orb Weaver Spider’s web was seen in a tree on the far bank.
At The Log Jam it was too early for the usual Turtles but another Water Dragon was on a log near the concrete slab. He was introduced to a very interested young woman who happened to be passing. We also saw a Wallaby heading along the opposite bank but it was largely obscured by the vegetation.
Along the upstream side of the Peninsula a Pacific Emerald Dove perched on a convenient branch and was photographed.
In the tree next to the fence just before the Foot Bridge the regular Green Ringtail Possum was again in residence.
I arrived at the Platypus Viewing Platform just in time to see a Platypus and to be warned that my replacement battery was also flat. This was to say the least inconvenient as I was suspicious that the animal seen was in fact “Ringneck”.
I took a very poor image with my emergency mobile phone but this is only sufficient to confirm the sighting. Fortunately a young man from Madrid was taking pics with a good camera and he has kindly promised to sent me a copy.
A somewhat frustrating morning!