Wednesday 20th July 2022. 0935 – 1050

Weather

No rain. Scattered cloud with sunny periods. Light breeze. Track mainly dry. Water level falling slowly. Stepping stones clearly visible but still not possible to cross Creek over them. Moon – Last quarter 21st July

Wildlife Report

Quite an exciting Patrol today with several birds and most of the other typical species on show.
At Allumbah Pocket the Chocolate Brushtail Possum was in the Mistletoe Clump near the Picnic shelter.
As I was leaving the other side I took shots of a White-headed Pigeon.
At the Memorial Bench I came across an assorted group of small birds foraging together and while scarcely moving my feet I obtained photos of a juvenile and an adult Spectacled Monarch, a Pale-yellow Robin and a Rufous Shrikethrush all of which seemed unusually fearless.
“Whitespot” the Green Ringtail Possum was in her favourite tree on the creek bank at Snodgrass’s Pool.
I introduced her to three visiting ladies who had told me that they had seen Flying Foxes, a Platypus and a Tree Kangaroo near the point where the track deviates from the creek on the way to Frawley’s Pool.
On the downstream side of Log Jam Peninsula I spotted a Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo sitting in an exposed position on the far bank.
A family group from Adelaide were passing at the time and they followed me as I continued on.
They then spotted a Platypus that I had walked past along the Overhanging Bushes and I retraced my steps following it to Platys Pool.
There is a recently place log seat near the Pool and it is now bearing a fine crop of pale pink fungus.
Two Saw-shelled turtles were again on the sloping log opposite No 3 of the Bushes which was sheltering the regular Green Ringtail Possum.
At Stringers Stretch I saw another Platypus which remained stubbornly on the far side of the Creek.
Several Golden Orb-weaver Spiders were still occupying the Lomandra clump near the Highway Bridge.
Large-footed Fishing Bats were seen again roosting under the Bridge.
As I crossed the Bridge I snapped a juvenile Eastern Water Dragon on the rocks bellow which completed my sightings for the day.