Saturday 14th May 2022. 1415 – 1535 hrs

Weather

No rain. Sunny with scattered cloud. Variable light breeze. Track still very wet in parts particularly between the Memorial Bench and Snodgrass’s Pool and across the base of Log Jam Peninsula. Water level has fallen slightly but remains high. 2 days before Full Moon.

Wildlife Report

I drew a complete blank at Allumbah Pocket this afternoon but I could hear Fruit Bats in the distance and was able to see the Spectacled Flying Foxes in their creek bank camp as I crossed the Suspension Bridge.
At The Other Side I found a large and well coloured male Eastern Water Dragon in the corner of the paddock behind the Picnic Shelter.
Another Water Dragon was at the top of the Path to the Upper Level near Snodgrass’s Pool.
In the Syzygium tree on the creek bank “Whitespot” the Green Ringtail Possum and her joey were sitting side by side on a branch but with their faces unfortunately very difficult to photograph. Two couples also took a keen interest in snapping the Possums.
I then saw nothing of interest until Platys Pool where the two Saw-shelled Turtles were again on the horizontal trunk of a Bottlebrush tree.
Another Turtle was on the fallen tree near the base of Picnic Peninsula.
As I rounded the corner onto the Peninsula I spotted a Platypus who was unfortunately intent in proceeding downstream but I managed a distant shot before she vanished.
An even large Turtle was on another fallen tree opposite the tip of the Peninsula.
The young Golden Orb-weaver Spiders were still occupying the Lomandra Clump near the Bridge.
Under the Highway Bridge the Large-footed Fishing Bats were again photographed.
The pair of Bush Stone-curlews were visited at Nick’s Camping Area and had returned to the comfortable proximity of the furniture.
“Tatty” the Coppery Brushtail Possum was sitting in the Fig Tree but was rather shy today and holding her paws in front of her face.
A pair of Masked Lapwings were parading at the end of Bunya Street and provided the day’s final photo.