Wednesday 28th October 2020. 1415 – 1525

Weather

Early morning shower 1.5 mm. Sunny in morning and very hot with little cloud and light breeze. Clouding up from midday on with sunny periods. Numerous clouds threatening rain and occasional distant thunder. Gusty breeze at times associated with clouds. Track dry. Water level low.

Post

Morning spent casting ballot in Atherton and running a couple of errands after which it was too hot to do much outside. After lunch was better as result of gathering clouds.
Thomas and I saw nothing at Allumbah Pocket but noted Green Ringtail Possum scats on the benches near the far end of Lloyd’s Suspension Bridge. No sign of the owners but kept our eyes open.
The handsome Eastern Water Dragon was in the same spot on the rocks opposite Snodgrass’s Pool and went up to the Upper Level to obtain a better shot.
On the way back down spotted a Green Ringtail Possum complete with joey in the Camphor Laurel tree alongside the path. Her right ear remained annoyingly obscured by her tail but am fairly certain that a tuft of white hair was present and that this is “White Spot” returned to similar territory as last year!
Introduced her to a interested couple from the SE corner who happened to be passing.
Spotted a Saw-shelled Turtle on a recently fallen tree and another 7 on assorted lookouts at the Log Jam. Pairs seemed to be the order of the day.
A large River Oak had fallen across the Creek from the opposite bank towards the Overhanging Bushes and was also hosting a large Saw-shelled Turtle. The roosts favoured by possums seemed to have suffered little if any damage but I was still quite surprised to spot “Chocolate”, the Common Brushtail Possum in Bush No 2 and a small Green Ringtail Possum in Bush No 1. The latter is not yet used to people and starts climbing as soon as approached.
Both possums met a young man from New York who has been working in Brisbane since March and was returning from a work related visit to the Torres Strait.
We were lucky to see a Platypus at long range in the Platypus Viewing Pool and grabbed a couple of shots.
The regular pair of Bush Stone-curlews were still hanging around Nick’s Car Park but had found a more pleasant spot.
The Bunya Street Curlew is still sitting on her eggs in the garden across the road.