Monday 7th March 2022. 0920 – 1045

Weather

8 mm of rain in the gauge. Light overcast with some blue sky to the north and west. Very humid. Light northerly breeze. Track slightly damp. Water level steady. Moon Phase – First Quarter minus 3 days.

Wildlife Report

As I walked along Bunya Street, birds were enjoying the nectar in one of the Creek side gardens and Brown and Dusky Honeyeaters were photographed.
I approached the trees to the left of Allumbah Pocket entrance and could see “Mrs Green” the Green Ringtail Possum spying on me through her tree fork and from the informal path I could view her from the side.
While crossing the Suspension Bridge I took some shots of the Spectacled Flying Foxes who are still encamped on the Creek Bank.
On the rocks below a brightly coloured Eastern Water Dragon was enjoying a glimpse of the sun.
Another, though less well dressed, Water Dragon was on a rock opposite Snodgrass’s Pool while “Whitespot” the other female Ringtail Possum was in her tree on the Creek bank.
At Platys Pool a White-headed Pigeon was photographed before the rest of her flock took to the air in protest at my visit.
Near the base of Picnic Peninsula I met a small family group who had just observed a Platypus but it managed to elude me.
Under the Highway Bridge I could see a number of Wide-footed Myotis and with the aid of a pocket spotlight which I had remembered to bring along I was able to get a much better view prior to photographing them.
I found one of the Bush Stone-curlews hanging around at the Pizzeria Beer Garden although it’s mate was not in evidence.
There was no sign of Tree Kangaroos today but on the Yungaburra bank of the Creek I spotted a Brushtail Possum roosting in a tree fork with one ear showing. I don’t think that this was “Tatty” bit I could have been looking at the wrong ear!
The Bunya Street family of Bush Stone-curlews, still intact, was on the Creek side of the road today. One of the chicks was lying on the ground in a rather strange position but it seemed otherwise healthy and alert so I hope that it was just posing.