Tuesday 31st December 2019. 0705 -0810

No rain. Clear sky with bright sunshine. Very light breeze. Track damp but drying.

First sighting this morning was the Green Ringtail Possum in a tree close to the Memorial Bench which has been a recent favourite. Checking back on recent images I have concluded that all recent GRP photos have been of the same Possum which has an unusual white patch above her right ear. I had previously thought that 2 possums were involved. This means that it is the female which I believe has a joey in the pouch.
Too early for Eastern Water Dragons and turtles today and no platypus sightings. There were however a lot of birds enjoying the nectar and seeds.
A Chestnut-breasted Mannikin was under the Possum tree opposite Snodgrass’s Pool and there were again several Honeyeaters nearby which were moving too quickly to photograph.
On to the Car Park area where again there were Magpie Geese, Ibis and Bush Stone-curlews but mostly too far away for good photos.
A White-bellied Cuckooshrike game to visit me and a Willie Wagtail was perching in the same tree. The two fat Figbird chicks have now left the nest.
Bunya Street’s resident Bush Stone-curlew was across the road but sitting down today. I had the opportunity to photograph the position of the legs which I find quite extraordinary but perhaps that is because I am a bloke rather than a bird!