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DeBenedictis
1964
76
Feb 3
Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
Worn with a crossy rim to the crisis in life. The tongue
red with a black tip. Tried to bite (gaped) when ever got.
Dr. Miller got a few more finches & mockers, and Ortiz
cought an injured Penguin which Miller will skeletonize:
Spent the afternoon bothering sea lions and took a couple more
pictures. Clear, then cloudy and a little rain in the evening.
Beautiful surf in the late afternoon. About 6 most of the
Frigate birds on the PT got and started circling higher
and higher, up to sev. Hundred feet. About 100-125.
Hawks joined them. The mucker in camp very good now,
comes right into the tent area. In the evening Penguin
came up to the roles to roost but too dark for pictures.
Yellow Warblers sounded of, chips, about 6. Chuck Carpenter
had the hand Iguanas out to photograph but bot bat
all they could do is sit and then run off. The scat of
this species is exactly like those I found by the lagoon
yesterday, both in size and composition. Had trouble with
the lantern at night; everyone sat around and talked. 2 real Jews.
Dieline was explaining about the lemonade we had yesterday; he and
Dean Amador were sneaking a glass when Chuck Carpenter came along.
They made him a 3rd glass; like theirs it was c. i's cone. lemon juice
+ thirst water (I made 2 gallons of strong lemonade). Carpenter had
taken his first drink, prompting Dieline's remark: "Dean and I were
sneaking a drink when Chuck came along and caught us and
we gave him a glass and it saved him right....." This sent
everyone into splits. Billeb was talking about marriage,
he a veteran of 2 months, and sounded really fed up with