Thursday 6th February 2020. 0725 – 0840

No rain. Bright sunshine with scattered cumulus clouds and some high cirrus cloud coming in from the west. Light breeze. Track damp but drying. Still a residual puddle under highway bridge.

Thomas in ebullient mood after receiving much admiration and a pat half way across Lloyd’s Suspension Bridge! The Patroller was also pleased with photographs of a Platypus on the North side of the bridge and a Pacific Black Duck navigating the Stepping Stones on the South side.
This in spite of bridge swaying in response to wagging of Thomas’s tail and associated activity.
White Spot the Green Ringtail Possum seems to be making a habit of high level roost and showing nothing of Joey but the curl of his tail. At least we know that they are both there.
An Eastern Water Dragon was seen again in the paddock.
Cicadas were very noisy but today I took a photograph of a female Red Roarer just before Log Jam Peninsula and an Emerald Fairy Cicada at the Log Jam.
A Turtle hit the water just as we arrived at the Log Jam and but not identified as we were paying more attention to a large Platypus very busy foraging at the downstream side. We remained with him for 10 minutes or more until a smaller Platypus appeared from around the bend and was also photographed. No association between them was observed.
Nothing then until the Viewing Platform where we witnessed yet another changing of the nest guard at the home of the Rufous Shrike-thrushes.
The Bush Stone-curlews were again on the East side of the Car Park but appeared to be having a bit of a huff with each other.