Sunday 13th June 2021. 1415 – 1515

Weather

No rain in gauge. Overcast with intermittent light drizzle. Minimal breeze. Track wet. No significant puddles or mud. Water level steady. 3rd day New Moon

Wildlife Report.

Set of in the lightest of drizzle but carrying umbrella and without Thomas who hates getting wet.
Nothing seen at Allumbah Pocket and the first sighting of the day was a small Saw-shelled Turtle at Snodgrass’s Pool.
As I was photographing it I was engaged in conversation by a young female visitor who wanted to know about Platypus and told me that she had seen two Tree Kangaroos near the Highway Bridge, one on each side of the creek.
We both continued in opposite directions and I recorded another turtle near Flood Tide Island.
Nothing then until The Narrows where I was busy looking for Tree Roos when the same lady caught me up and asked if I had found them. She pointed out two Green Ringtail Possums, one on each side of the path which I had completely missed while looking for something else! We sorted out the identification and I got busy with the camera, finding that the Possum near the fence line was a small male while that nearer the Creek Bank was in fact a mother with a joey although only Mum’s face was visible.
At this point a couple of elderly visitors and a bus load of tourists arrived and had to be shown what was on offer.
The two Golden Orb-weaver Spiders were still present near the Highway Bridge.
While crossing the Bridge I again took pics of the Brushtail Possum and was surprised that none of the half a dozen visitors who passed by displayed any interest in my activities as I leaned into the bush with camera extended in front of me.
In front of the Viewing Platform a Rufous Shrikethrush was calling loudly before settling in a nearby Bottlebrush.
There was no sign of the Curlews today but when I crossed to the vacant lot a pair of White-breasted Cuckooshrikes flew into one of the Poinciana Trees near the road side.