Wednesday 24th November. 1420 – 1530

Weather

No rain in the gauge. Overcast but no rain. Track dry. Cool mainly northerly breeze. Water level remains low. Full Moon + 4 days

Wildlife Report

I actually started taking photos before breakfast this morning as when I went out to feed the chooks I spotted a pair of Channel-billed Cuckoos in the Gum Tree at he bottom of our back garden. They remained with us for a couple of hours and tried several different perches in the tree.
I set out on Patrol after lunch and saw very little along Bunya Street but at the entrance to Allumbah Pocket “Mrs Green” the Green Ringtail Possum and her joey were in their regular tree fork peeking out at me.
While crossing the Suspension Bridge I photographed a small Saw-shelled turtle on one of the stepping stones while a larger Turtle and another juvenile were just under the surface between the Stones.
A moderate sized Eastern Water Dragon was on the skyline at Horseshoe Rocks and two more were seen on the Middle Rocks. One of these fled on sight of me but remained looking out from under a boulder. Usually they are not seen again once they decide to hide. A larger Dragon was found at the Upper Level.
The resident male Pacific Emerald Dove sat on a a tree branch in this area and watched as I walked past.
A selection of not very photogenic Saw-shelled Turtles were seen at the Log Jam while others were photographed on the sloping tree trunk near the base of Picnic Peninsula and at The Narrows.
At the Overhanging Bushes, a male Green Ringtail was perched on a River Oak Branch near Bush No 3 and very well concealed by the foliage.
I thought that I had completed sightings for the day when I found ” Quinie” the Green Ringtail Possum, somewhat encumbered by the joey on her back in a tree along the lane from Quincan Close to Bunya Street. ( Collins English Dictionary – “Quini” a boisterous , impudent , or disreputable woman). I managed to get one shot where junior deigned to show her face!
My final, final sighting was on the freshly mown lawn of the house opposite us where a pair of Bush Stone-curlews with 2 chicks were taking their ease.