Wednesday 12th February 2020. 0810 – 0920

1 mm or rain only. Overcast with few patches of blue. No breeze. Track wet but much dryer than yesterday. Water level down about 400 mm and current markedly decreased.

My furry friend and I had seen nothing of note until approaching the far side of the suspension bridge where we were subjected to the frosty stair of a male Green Ringtail Possum who was practically within touching distance in a fig tree alongside. He appeared to have not fear whatsoever and continued to peer at us while I took a selection of pics.
We continued on to the Memorial Bench where there were no Dragons to be seen.
White Spot was back on her high level roost and there appeared to be quite a lot of of activity going on. Though my lens I could see that Joey was climbing over Mum’s head until he was in position to inspect us. The results are seen below.
Cicadas were again noisy but present in much smaller numbers and high in the trees but I did photograph a Red Roarer.
At Platypus Point a group of Barred Cuckoo-shrikes flew into the trees and made themselves friendly.
At the Log Jam the logs were appearing again but no wildlife in evidence.
A Freshwater ( Keelback ) Snake swam across Platy’s Pool before vanishing into the grass but not before his presence was recorded.
This was followed by a Turtle taking a breath.
A Platypus was swimming downstream on the far bank of Stringers Stretch but decided to pay us a visit resulting in a couple of reasonable shots.
Took another photo from under the Highway Bridge to show how much the water had gone down in 24 hrs.
The resident Shrike-Thrushes were still on the job at the Viewing Platform but although the chicks could be made out in the nest they were not yelling for food today.
The Bush Stone-curlews had returned to the East side of the Car Park.
Although we had seen no other people on the walk, Thomas found, in front of Nick’s Pizzeria, a Dachshund Lover who new exactly the right way to tickle his ears. His day was made!