Saturday 26th February 2022. 0830 – 0935

Weather

3.4 mm or rain overnight. Clear sky with light high level cloud spreading from the North West. Light variable breeze. Track damp. Water level steady. Moon – Last Quarter + 2 days.

Wildlife Report

Nothing to be found at Allumbah Pocket this morning except for a small flock of White-headed Pigeons in the Quandong Tree in front of the Picnic Shelter.
The next sighting was in one of the River Cherry Trees near the Middle Rocks where a Rufous Shrikethrush was busy foraging.
In the Camphor Laurel trees close to the Snodgrass’s Pool sign, “Whitespot” was in her regular spot although not really in a good mood this morning. She may have had a night disturbed by Yungaburra Markets setting up in the early hours!
At The Log Jam a handsome male Eastern Water Dragon was perched above the concrete slab on the far bank.
I had a busy time at Platys Pool where I first sighted a Chocolate Brushtail Possum in the Mistletoe Clump. As I was maneuvering for a shot I saw a Green Ringtail Possum and as I completed photographing both I noted bubble action indicative of a submerged Platypus close to the Creek Bank. All this within a radius of no more than 5 metres!
The Platypus duly surfaced but was on her way downstream.
At the Overhanging Bushes the Golden Orb-weaver spider was still hanging out.
I spent a bit more time today trying to perfect images of the bats under the Highway Bridge and discovered to my surprise that some of the bats were lying on their sides within the concrete joins of the bridge deck and that a photo taken along the length of the bridge was more revealing.
The Bush Stone-curlews had moved this morning back to the Beer Garden where they seemed to be waiting for opening time.
“Tatty” the Coppery Brushtail Possum was occupying her new fork in the Fig Tree.