Saturday 12th October 2019. 1440 – 1545

No rain. Scattered cloud. Mostly sunny. Light southerly breeze. Track dry.

Cody too tired again today. Thomas and I had a pleasant surprise when the Green Ringtail Possum with the small joey was in the tree at Allumbah Pocket close to Lloyd’s Bridge. Wish I could work out where else she chooses to roost. There was also a large Saw-shelled Turtle on a rock close to the Memorial Bench and a Platypus in Snodgrass’s Pool. Only 3 Turtles at the Log Jam and the one I chose to photograph is a Krefft’s Short-necked Turtle. Met a young couple from Belgium at Platy’s Pool and gave them some spotting tips and directions to find the GRP at Lloyd’s Bridge. Met them again later and they were thrilled pink! Another Green Ringtail Possum was in the Overhanging Bushes. Then ran into a Tour Group led by Thomas who loves to pat my Thomas, in which he was joined by numerous members of the group. Dispatched them to visit the Possum at Overhanging Bushes and also sent an English couple in the same direction when we saw them at the Car Park. The Bush Stone-curlews were at the same group of trees in the paddock although the offspring were concealed by the tussock grass.

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

Mum with joey, still at the back riding stage.
Two curly tails hanging down together. How could you not love them?
Well concealed possum at Overhanging Bushes. Good view of opposing clawless “thumb” of left hind leg from which Latin name – “pseudo hand” is derived

Saw-shelled Turtle. Elseya latisternum

On a rock near the Memorial Bench

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

At the far bank of Snodgrass’s Pool.

Krefft’s Short-necked Turtle. Emydura krefftii

One of the less common turtles.

Bush Stone-curlew. Burhinus grallarius

In tussock grass near isolated clump of trees in paddock behind Car Park