Thursday 3rd February 2022. 0905 – 1030

Weather

20 mm or rain in the gauge. Overcast with brighter periods. Some light showers. Variable southerly breeze. Water level falling slowly. Track wet with several streams crossing it and frequent puddles. Numerous muddy areas. New Moon + 1

Wildlife Report

My Granddaughter still very keen to see a Tree Kangaroo in the wild so set out this morning to try and rectify.
For the first time in many months Thomas. who is now fully recovered from his foot surgery, decide that he he would like to come with us and was a very good boy.
Nothing was seen at the entrance to Allumbah Pocket but as soon as we rounded the bend near the Picnic shelter I spotted two Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroos in the tree arising from the water’s edge just to the right of the shelter. Both animals were quite cooperative in permitting portraits of themselves and to provide icing on the cake, “Nosey” the Green Ringtail Possum was sharing the same tree!
At the Other Side an erect tail showed that the Spotted Catbird had returned to the nest.
Two Eastern Water Dragons were posing on the skyline of Horseshoe Rocks although the image of one was very poor due to adverse lighting conditions.
Many cicadas could be heard calling but few were seen and all higher up the trees so no photos were taken.
Along the upstream side of Log Jam Peninsula several White-headed Pigeons were observed.
In the Evodia Tree at the base of the Peninsula the Golden Orb-weaver Spider’s web was seen again and photographed.
At Picnic Peninsula a bird which I thought to be a Catbird flew across. I flashed off a few long distance shots which proved subsequently that it was indeed a Spotted Catbird. This explained the absence of a bird on the nest when we visited it later.
From the Car Park we again saw the local Bush Stone-curlews at Nicks Camping Area and took some photographic proof.
While going to check the Catbird’s nest we saw another Green Ringtail Possum in a tree almost overhanging the Highway Bridge.
The Coppery Brushtail Possum was again showing it’s behind in the Fig Tree.
The Bunya Street Curlews were parading in front of our neighbour’s house and both chicks were present and correct.