Wednesday 24th August 2022. 1325 – 1440 hrs

Weather

No rain. Bright, sunny and quite warm. Light variable Easterly breeze. Track dry. Water level falling slowly. Moon waning crescent. New Moon 28th Aug.

Wildlife Report

On arrival at Allumbah Pocket I found with some difficulty, “Mrs Green”, a Green Ringtail Possum, roosting in dense foliage in the trees to the North of the Parking Bay.
There were a number of visitors around waiting patiently to see a platypus.
I could find nothing more around Allumbah Pocket or The Other side but as I approached the Memorial Bench I spotted a Platypus busy foraging along the far bank.
She remained for some time entertaining the watchers but unfortunately remained too far away for top rate shots.
On the Rocks across the track an Eastern Water Dragon was enjoying the sunshine.
“Whitespot” another female Green Ringtail Possum was having a siesta in a nearby tree but was showing off the white spot on her right ear.
I returned across the Suspension Bridge and taking the informal path back to Bunya Street where I was visited by a Pale-yellow Robin who was very happy to be photographed.
Along the Creek side of the street just beyond my home a pair of Bush Stone-curlews were looking quite content and may have been two of the three birds who visited a few evenings ago and came to the front door demanding food!
No curlews were seen at Nick’s and the Viewing Pool was devoid of interest but two juvenile Water Dragons were spotted on the rocks below the Bridge.
Under the Bridge I again photographed a solitary Large-footed Fishing Bat and in the Lomandra clump several Golden Orb-weaver Spiders were still present.
As I returned home a White-cheeked Honeyeater was again enjoying the Bottlebrush flowers in a neighbours garden.