Sunday 6th July 2021. 1414 -1530

Weather

0.5 mm of rain. Scattered cloud with sunny periods. Light variable breeze. Track damp with few muddy areas. Water level down 1 mm.

Wildlife Report

After a morning garden I felt in the mood for a walk and Thomas was now feeling up to joining me. Progress was initially slow as Thomas, after more than 4 weeks of enforced inactivity, felt obliged to remark all the spots which he had visited in the past!
No Possums were seen at Allumbah Pocket but a beautiful Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo was well exposed on the horizontal branch of a large tree to the right of the entrance. I was able to get some excellent images and a total of 7 visitors were on hand to enjoy the experience. Several more were given direction later.
Nothing more was seen until Snodgrass’s Pool where a couple of Saw-shelled Turtles were occupying the fallen tree.
A Platypus was spotted at the base of Log Jam Peninsula and was followed up to the Log Jam Pool where the regular Turtle was on top of the concrete slab.
A fourth Turtle was on the bank at Platys Pool and well reflected in the water.
A small male Green Ringtail Possum was concealed at number 3 of the Overhanging Bushes while the female with a well developed juvenile was close by in the same spot as on my last Patrol. It is quite common when the young are of this size to see a male waiting hopefully for the female to be in the mood!
Another Platypus was foraging along Stringers Stretch but stayed annoyingly distant from the lens.
A coppery coloured Brushtail Possum was again resting in the unlikely bush close to the Highway Bridge Walkway.
The regular family of Bush Stone-curlews were again enjoying the Sunday afternoon delights of Nick’s Car Park.