Wednesday 11th March 2020. 0830 -0930

Weather

25 mm of rain in the gauge. Overcast. Light breeze. Track wet. Muddy puddles in places and ground becoming saturated. Water level up from yesterday.

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Along Bunya Street a pair of Bush Stone-curlews were perching in one of the Creek – side gardens and I employed my new expertise in merging images to get a composite with both birds in focus!
At Allumbah Pocket a well coloured Common Brushtail Possum was roosting in the mistletoe clump near the Shelter. Three of his paws and his nose were visible but he was holding hit tail in front of his eyes. His male characteristics were very obvious.
Opposite the Memorial bench, White Spot the Green Ringtail Possum and her Joey were on the same branch with Mum showing her face. On image has a glimpse of Joey peeping our from behind Mum.
I enjoyed showing them to a local couple who were walking their Maltese Terrier while she and Thomas flirted. He is becoming quite a ladies dog!
As they left I met a couple from the Netherlands who also enjoyed the sighting and I gave them some advice re other places to visit
There were no Eastern Water Dragons in the vicinity today.
At the Log Jam two Saw-shelled Turtles were either trying to share a semi-submerged log or being very nice to each other.
Nothing then seen until the Highway Bridge where I noted a large spider’s web above the Walkway as it his been for several days. Today I was able to locate the owner in a very favourable position. A different species of Orb-weaver spider was close by.
Chatted to a couple visiting from from NSW and they enjoyed visiting with the Bush Stone-curlews at the Car Park.
A Welcome Swallow was preening on the power cable in front of the doctor House and a White-headed Pigeon was preening along the lane to Bunya Street.