Thursday 11th November 2021. 1330 – 1455

Weather

No rain in the gauge. Sunny with scattered clouds. Hot and humid. Intermittent gusty easterly wind. Track dry. Water level low. Moon – First Quarter.

Wildlife Report

Along Bunya Street the Carpenter Bees were seen again but the gusty wind made focusing on the little critters impossible!
At the entrance to Allumbah Pocket there were no possums visible today but I was delighted to find a Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo in the usual tree. He was high in the dense foliage of the canopy making him hard to see but I managed to get a few satisfactory shots.
The next sightings were at Horseshoe Rocks where there were two Eastern Water Dragons.
On the other side of the track I photographed a Blue Triangle Butterfly, a Saw-shelled Turtle on the rocks near the Memorial Bench and a pair of Pacific Black Ducks preening in the shallow water nearby.
Between Snodgrass’s Pool and Platypus Bend a Platypus was foraging in the overhanging roots but he emerged just before the Bend and I was able take some snaps.
On to The Log Jam where I photographed the usual collection of Saw-shelled Turtles.
At Platys Pool another Platypus appeared and again spent several minutes in the deep shade under the Water Cherry Tree (Syzygium aqueum) but the light was better than on my last Patrol.
At Number 1 of the Overhanging Bushes a small male Green Ringtail Possum was relaxing and refused to acknowledge my presence.
At the Viewing Platform I met two lasses from Adelaide who were on a day trip from Mission Beach and I sent them off along the walk with detailed instructions where to look.
Final sighting was again the Coppery Brushtail Possum who was showing nothing but her tail end in the Overhanging Fig Tree.