Tuesday 3rd November. 0910 – 1020

Weather

0.5 ml of rain in the gauge from an early morning shower. Sunny with scattered cloud. Light southerly breeze, strengthening later. Track dry. Water level low.

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Have our granddaughter Emma staying with us for a few days so thrust a digital SLR into her hands, and Thomas and I took her on Patrol along Petersons Creek.
She took such a good set of photos that some of those posted today are hers and she did her own editing as well!
A pair of Rainbow Lorikeets were on the Bird Table as we were leaving and were duly photographed.
At Allumbah Pocket two male Brush turkeys were having a squabble and almost ran under my legs but were moving so quickly that no images were recorded.
At the far end of the Suspension Bridge Emma spotted a large Golden Orb-weaver Spider which we both had a go at photographing.
In the tree opposite the Memorial Bench, “White Spot” the Green Ringtail Possum was sitting on a branch out in the open. No sign of a joey today but from the look of her it had retreated to the pouch.
No Eastern Water Dragons in any of the regular spots and there were no Turtles at the Log Jam.
Action again at the Overhanging Bushes where “Chocolate” the Brushtail Possum was hiding as usual but perked up in response to Emma’s voice with an excellent image resulting.
At the next Bush, No 1, the small timid Green Ringtail Possum was hiding in the foliage and very difficult to photograph.
On the rocks under the Highway Bridge an Eastern Water Skink was relaxing.
The only Saw-shelled Turtle seen today was a tiny specimen attempting to scale a tall stump in front of the Platypus Viewing Platform
The pair of Bush Stone-curlews were in the garden along Bunya Street with the female still incubating the eggs.