Wednesday 11th November 2020. 1315 – 1425

Weather

No rain. Hot and sunny with scattered cloud. Light breeze from south easterly direction. Track dry. Water level low.

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Set off with Thomas for a brisk walk to settle an enjoyable lunch but in fact proceeded at our habitial photographers dawdle.
Found the Bush Stone Curlews enjoying a patch of shade in their custodial compound but a couple of ID photos didn’t seem to bother them.
A Green Ringtail Possum was in the group of trees at the entrance to Allumbah Pocket and in fact was almost above the tarmac.Tried loooking from a number of angles and managed to spot the tail of her joey but did not get a chance to photograph it.
Noted a Saw-shelled Turtle on one of the Stepping Stones.
The Golden Orb-weaver spider from above the bridge had gone but the specimen to the side of the path was still there and well illuminated by the afternoon sun.
At Horseshoe Rocks a single Eastern Water Dragon was peering our from behind the rocks. Probably a female.
On then to The Log Jam where a total of seven Saw-shelled Turtles were enjoying the sun.
More Turtles were seen on the fallen River Oak which is still straddling the Creek.
“Chocolate” the Brushtail Possum was absent today but in No 1 of the Overhanging Bushes the small male Green Ringtail was still hiding in the foliage.
At the base of Picnic Peninsula the Pacific Emerald Dove was still incubating her eggs.
Several small birds were active along the Narrows and a Spectacled Monarch was photographed.
Nothing more seen until Bunya Street where the pair of Bush Stone-curlews were respectively guarding and sitting on their eggs.