Saturday 26th October 2019. 1315-1415

Tablelands Music Festival on today and my canine companions decided that it was far too noisy out of doors and Mother might not be safe without them!
The Brushtail Possum had returned to his perch at Allumbah Pocket but although one ear was visible, his head was well down and he may have had his paws over his ears. Black Spot the Eastern Water Dragon was displaying himself on one of his favourite rocks and a large Turtle was on a rock just beyond the Memorial Bench. More Turtles were present at the Log Jam including a Saw-shelled Turtle and a Krefft’s Short-necked Turtle on the same log. Two for the price of one!. A Pacific Black Duck was fussing around at the log jam with a solitary duckling. It appeared that she might have mislaid some of her offspring but I couldn’t see them either. Platys Pool was occupied by a rather poor specimen of Homo sapiens who was up to his shoulders in the water and doing his best to frighten away the resident wildlife. He was fortunately too far away to disturb one of the Green Ringtail Possums who was well concealed in No 1 of the Overhanging Bushes. Crossing the Highway Bridge a climbing plant is in full flower and Honey Bees were having a field day. I don’t know if the plant is a native or a weed species. The family of Bush Stone-curlews had hidden themselves away from the parked cars and noise but a solitary member of the clan was having a rest in a neighbours garden.