Tuesday 10th September 2019. 1300-1350

No rain in past 24hrs. Another cold morning followed by bright sunny day. Track dry.

Full team again today and spotted a Platypus just upstream from the stepping stones from Lloyd’s suspension bridge. More Platypus seen both sides of the Log Jam and at the upstream side of Picnic Peninsula. Apart from one they were all along the far bank and none offered chances for worthwhile photography. Nothing else of note was seen.

To make up for this I will add some photos of Sarus Cranes taken along Curtain Fig Tree Rd earlier this morning.

Platypus. Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Platypus upstream of Stepping Stones near Memorial Bench.
Upstream side of Picnic Peninsula.

Sarus Crane. Grus antigone

Part of large flock of Sarus Cranes in stubble field on right side of Curtain Fig Tree Road travelling towards Malanda.
Group of adults with juvenile in foreground.
Takeoff!
Cranes in Flight. Fig Tree Forest in background.
Beautiful at cruising altitude.