Sunday 20th February 2022. 0830 – 1000 hrs

Weather

1.5 mm of rain. Scattered cloud increasing to overcast with light intermittent drizzle. Variable light breeze. Track damp with a few puddles and slightly muddy areas. Water level has fallen slightly. Full Moon +3 days

Wildlife Report

I started this morning by photographing a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo on our bird table. Magnificent birds even if they can be destructive at times.
On arrival at Allumbah Pocket I found nothing immediately but in the tree next to the Suspension Bridge “Nosey” the Green Ringtail Possum was hiding in one of her more obscure perches making it almost impossible to obtain a decent photo. She was probably paying me back for my vulgar curiosity on my last visit!
At The Other Side the Spotted Catbird was sitting on her nest but soon took off to go foraging.
A dull coloured Eastern Water Dragon was on the skyline of the Horseshoe Rocks and very poorly lit so the photo was not brilliant.
“Whitespot” the female Green Ringtail Possum was waiting for me in the patch of Camphor Laurel trees next to the Snodgrass’s Pool sign.
I saw nothing then until I was leaving The Log Jam when I spotted a Platypus heading downstream. She was moving at speed and obviously undertaking her own patrol so I concentrated on taking some panned shots as she rounded the Peninsula and hoped that the auto focus was able to keep up with her. Fortunately a few of the shots turned out quite well.
In the Mistletoe Clump close to Platys Pool a Chocolate Brushtail Possum was taking it’s ease but keeping one eye on me.
At The Overhanging Bushes I found another large Golden Orb-weaver Spider.
Along Stringers Stretch a Handsome Water Dragon was stretched along a floating log
A few Large Footed Fishing Bats were roosting under the Highway Bridge. They are very hard to photograph.
As I crossed the bridge I saw three juvenile Eastern Water Dragons on the rocks below with the smallest lying in the water flowing from the Street drain.
I crossed the Highway to the West bank of the Creek and almost immediately spotted the mother Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo. She was perched not very securely on a group of vines and small branches with her joey in front of her and I presume having a feed. The sub-adult male had left home again in the manner of human male teenagers who pop home to Mum intermittently to get their washing and ironing done!
At the Overhanging Fig Tree my Coppery friend “Tattie” was showing off her rear end.
I found the Bunya Street Bush Stone-curlews today in the front yard of one of the creek side properties playing hide and seek among the shrubs.