Monday 7th September 2020. 1100 – 1215

Weather

5 mm of rain in the gauge. Patchy cloud with sunny periods. Light SE Breeze. Track dry

Post

After pottering around the garden and a brief visit to the local shops Thomas and I decided that the ground was now try enough to venture along the Creek.
Birds were active along Bunya Street but none inclined to be photographed and nothing was around at Allumbah Pocket.
The large Saw-shelled Turtle was on his regular rock under the suspension Bridge.
No Eastern Water Dragons were visible on the Horseshoe Rocks but a detour to the Upper Level revealed a medium sized male enjoying the sun.
Were overtaken by an elderly couple with a small Terrier with whom Thomas enjoyed a brief sniff. Just past Platypus Point, the lady had slipped an fallen on the slope down to the water’s edge but was fortunately uninjured.
At the Log Jam there was a good turnout of Saw-shelled Turtles which were in photogenic mood.
At Platy’s Pool a family with 2 children from Brisbane had seen a Platypus which was heading downstream so we reversed our steps and caught up with a small female at the Log Jam. She was being pursued by a larger male in which she displayed no interest whatsoever but they both appeared several times in the pool and were well photographed. Thomas meanwhile enjoyed some attention from the children.
Continued on to the Overhanging Bushes where a Green Ringtail Possum was again occupying Bush No 1and much more photogenic than at our last meeting.
At Stringers Stretch I glimpsed a distant Platypus which by the time I reached The Narrows was being observed by the Grey Nomad couple who I had spoken to earlier. After taking photos I took them back to Picnic Peninsula to view the Possum.
Returning to The Narrows, a final Platypus was sighted at the start of that section just below the Highway Bridge.
Under the Highway Bridge a Juvenile Water Dragon and an Eastern Water Skink were enjoying the sun but high contrast conditions prevented a decent photo.
The regular pair of Bush Stone-curlews were in yet another aesthetic spot at the edge of Nick’s Car Park and a final Curlew was observed along Bunya Street.
A highly productive morning and Platypus mating season has obviously commenced!