Saturday 27th February 2021. 1020 – 1135

Weather

1.5 mm of rain in the gauge. Overcast with intermittent light showers. Light SE breeze. Track mostly dry. Water level high, steady.

Wildlife Report

Saw more visitors than wildlife this morning and even had a conversation with a lady on the Suspension Bridge before I had taken the dust cap off my camera. This was probably related to Market Day.
The shelter at the Other Side was this morning hosting a Golden Orb-weaver Spider which was quite small but photographed well.
I obtained a glimpse of Scar Face the Eastern Water Dragon in the rocks opposite Snodgrass’s Pool but he was too quick for me to obtain a photo. At leaset he appears to be in good health apart from his face.
Nothing then until The Log Jam where a Saw-shelled Turtle was taking a breath near some floating debris which provided a pleasing image.
At The Overhanging Bushes a Green Ringtail Possum was roosting on the branch of a River Oak overhanging the Creek. A closer look revealed the female with a small joey which I photographed last week less than 30 mtrs away but on the other side of the Creek. The Casuarina foliage prevented a perfect view but I was pleased with the photos. I introduced the pair to two young women with a small child and another group of visitors who happened along.
I saw no other wildlife until reaching the vacant lot next to The Doctor House where I could see a Bush Stone-curlew near the Golden Cane Palm clumps. As I drew closer I could see that the male was again guarding the recumbent female and closer still I found that the mother sized chick was lying on the ground next to Mum in a most unusual position. I even wondered if there was some sort of problem but a few minutes later all three were standing up quite normally.
I continued on to the overhanging Fig Tree where the uncooperative Green Ringtail Possum had changed it’s mind and was assisting the photographer.