Banggereng is when most plants are fruiting and animals are caring for their young. Expanses of water recede and streams run clear. The shallow wetlands and billabongs are carpeted with waterlillies. Early season fires are insurance against destructive fires in the hotter months. The woolly butt Eucalyptus miniata begins to flower and when flowering ceases by early August, less fires are lit.
Creeks cease to flow and floodplains quickly dry out.
Magpie geese, fat and heavy after weeks of abundant food, crowd the diminishing billabongs with a myriad of other waterbirds. Burning continues, dampened by the dew at night. By day, the birds of prey patrol the firelines as insects and other small animals escape the flames. Gurrung is windless and hot, and the land seemingly lies dormant. Sea turtles lay their eggs on the sandy beach of Field Island, where goannas rob the occassional nest.