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[8^^ August] jumped out of my way. A little further on a 
large kangaroo suddenly stood upright and 
stared, his alert ears well above the level 
of my head, before bounding off. As I 
went on four large kangaroos moved slowly 
through the scrub on my left, not hurrying 
though they saw me, but continued their 
leisurely feeding. I cut back to the Track 
by a kangaroo-path on which could be 
seen many of their marks with deep cut 
marks of their claws as they leapt. 
We returned through Gerangamete and 
Barwon Downs, where there were EASTERN 
ROSELLAS, NOISY MINERS, MAGPIES, RAVENS and a 
large flock of WHITE COCKATOOS feeding in a 
young oats crop. At Warncoort a WHISTLING 
EAGLE was forced to the ground by a fiercely 
attacking MAGPIE. 
10^^ August Was a lovely cold clear day on which 
(12) the lake from Queen's Avenue was looking its 
best - a hard silver with the ripple-marks 
of birds upon it. There were very many 
SILVER GULLS making a nuisance of themselves 
by harrying the feeding CRESTED GREBES. Many 
BLACK DUCK were scattered among the reed 
