May Monitoring excitement

We arrived at our Woody Point monitoring site today to fine a group of University of Queensland students laying out a transect line almost identical to our line.

A brief discussion found they were doing a longer line and were looking at different aspects of the environment along that line. Their study was part of a wider SE Queensland study and would be completed in 6 months. The REF group was happy because it re-inforced the idea to use Woody Point as a monitoring site.

While we were preparing to record the information at a site known to the REF group as Mt Tibrogargan, Karen from the Uni group pointed out there was a blue-ringed octopus in the pool where Jenny was standing. It was a jump to the left and a step to the right for Jenny but as you can see the octopus was unphased.

Nothing like a bit of excitement in the day.