Saturday 21st August 2021. 1250 – 1410

Weather

0.5 mm of rain. Overcast with occasional very light showers. Light SE breeze. Track slightly damp. Water level low, steady. Moon Phase – Full -1 day.

Wildlife Report

Another rather dismal day but as the forecast for tomorrow is worse I decided to take a chance on the weather.
Nothing was seen at Allumbah Pocket but as I crossed the Suspension Bridge I noted a pair of Pacific Black Ducks sitting on neighboring Stepping Stones.
Near the Memorial Bench a Saw-shelled Turtle was thinking of climbing onto a rock.
At The Log Jam several visitors were observing three Saw-shelled Turtles on the logs and a male Platypus soon appeared close to the far bank. He remained in the Pool for some time but confined his activities to foraging behind the riparian foliage and offered few opportunities for photography.
At Picnic Peninsula I spotted a Shining Bronze Cuckoo singing lustily in the branches of a River Oak and managed to obtain a portrait.
At the point where The Narrows leads from the pool beneath the Highway Bridge a female Platypus was busy feeding and I took photos for several minutes during which time she enjoyed an athletic scratch which involved her rolling onto her back to expose her tummy
The Golden Orb-weaver Spider was still catching insects in the clump of Lomandra nearby and as I crossed the Bridge I found that my friend the Brushtail Possum had returned to his regular pitch in the bushes alongside.
I checked as usual and found that the Curlews were still absent but managed to photograph a pair of Australasian Fig Birds in one of the Poinciana Trees.
I was interested to find that the red Brushtail Possum was still present in the overhanging Fig Tree which dispelled my suspicion that the Possum from the Bridge had moved into the tree!