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during which time it showed no inclination
to move. So I made a circuit of the 
surrounding bush looking for others. The 
piece of bush in which it was was most
circumscribed being roughly 20 acres with
paddocks on all sides and I found no
more. Birds additional to those already
seen that day were - 
PALLID CUCKOO            YELLOW ROBIN               YELLOW-TAILED THORNBILL
NOISY MINER                  GREY BUTCHER-BIRD   SWAMP-HARRIER
GREY FANTAIL                COLLARED SPARROW-HAWK
  I came straight back to Colac then,
collected Michael in his cot and Joan, and
hurriedly returned to the Koala. It was
still in the same spot and woke as we
approached us, staring with small wondering
eyes. I got beneath the tree and tapped
the trunk. The "bear" climbed down the
branch it was on to the main trunk up which
it bounded uttering harsh cries. Scarcely
stopping at all, it reached the topmost foliage
where it apparently completely forgot us,
proceeding to feed upon the young leaves.
We were naturally thrilled with our find,
returning home after a [underlined] very [/underlined] fine day.