Wednesday 16th September 1310 – 1420

Weather

5 mm of rain. Overcast with intermittent light drizzle. Light breeze with gusts accompanying showers. Track moist. Minimal mud.

Post

After a morning spent pottering in the shed and indoors decided I needed some exercise and as my new camera and lens are weatherproof set off on Patrol with Thomas.
Nothing spotted at Allumbah Pocket or The Other Side.
My latest Eastern Water Dragon mate was hiding behind his rock opposite Snodgrass’s Pool. He is quite a large boy.
A few metres further on spotted a Platypus at some distance heading downstream and flashed off a couple of photos before he vanished.
Closer to Platypus bend another Platypus appeared briefly but provided little opportunity for photography. She was soon replaced however by a much more cooperative animal who fished in the same area for several minutes at reasonably close range.
At the Log Jam in the absence of the sun there were no Turtles to be seen but a Water Dragon was fully exposed on the far bank.
Very few birds were active apart from a few Scarlet Honey Eaters enjoying the Bottlebrush flowers but they refused to sit still long enough to be photographed.
None of my Possums were in their usual spots and even the Bats were roosting elsewhere.
A final Platypus appeared at the Viewing Pool, a male moving on the surface at high speed and again not conducive to photography. His brief appearance was enjoyed by several small groups of visitors who had gathered at the Viewing Platform.
Even the Bush Stone-curlews had deserted me today!