Sunday 5th December 2020. 0730-0845

3 ml rain in the gauge. Patchy cloud with occasional sunny periods. Light SE wind. Track damp.

A nice early start this morning and plenty of bird life around. Saw a Hornbill Friarbird along Bunya Street and an immature King Parrot was having his morning groom in the top of a tree near the Police Station.
Had a poke around The Other Side today and spotted an Agile Wallaby and a pair of Bush Stone-curlews in the paddock to the south.
An Eastern Water Dragon was in the rocks near Snodgrass’s Pool and a few metres further on Spot Ear, the Green Ringtail Possum with joey in pouch was roosting in her latest tree. Was able to point her out to a visiting couple who I met previously and a local dog walker. The couple reported a Platypus sighting and had better luck than I did.
A pair of Orange-footed Scrubfowl flew across the creek at the Log Jam but no turtles were present.
In a flowering tree at Picnic Peninsula I photographed a Lewin’s Honeyeater and a female Scarlet Honeyeater who is quite drab compared to her exotic spouse.
We walked up the highway for a short distance to where a small flock of Australian White Ibis were waiting for the cattle to be fed and took some photos.
At the Platypus Viewing Platform a pair of Pacific Black Ducks in the creek were viewed at a distance and the pair of Bush Stone-curlews were at Nick’s Camping Area.
The paddock behind was full of birds today. Again I suspect that this is linked to the timetable of the farmer who drove up in his ute while I was here. I now understand his comments about his feed bill as there were flocks of Magpie Geese, Black Ducks, White Ibis and lesser numbers of Swamphens and Lapwings hovering around the cattle at the feed troughs! You are doing a great job!