Thursday 29th August 2019. 1020-1120.

No rain. Scattered cloud with sunny periods. Light breeze. Track dry.

Full team again today and found solitary Green Ringtail Possum in her favourite tree opposite Snodgrass’s Pool. She was enjoying a good scratch. A Platypus was seen almost immediately but remained close to the far bank. Two more Platypuses were one on either side of Picnic Peninsula and both again favoured the far bank although the upstream one was a little more considerate. Both were entertaining tourists. My final Platypus of the day I had to myself at the Narrows in very shallow water and obtained some good shots including a series of him surfacing.

Green Ringtail Possum. Pseudochirops archeri

Classic posture and easy to see today.
Enjoying a good scratch!

Platypus 1. Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

Feeding between Snodgrass’s Pool and Platypus Bend.

Platypus 2.

Downstream side of Picnic Peninsula

Platypus 3.

Upstream side of Picnic Peninsula in very good light.

Platypus 4.

The Narrows. Water very shallow and quite clear apart from where platypus actively digging in mud
Heading for the surface.
Breaking surface.
Almost fully surfaced – tail still under water.
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