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rat trap. Did a quick job of the wood mouse + female
it before supper, from the condition of the mammae
it was breeding or at least was suckling young as all four mums
had young with its name overall abdominal vig [illegible]
August 5th, Rand & myself had a grand time after supper
chasing an owl that was waltzing first in the clumps
of trees by camp then in the woods above camp. Rand
got a shot as he flew over to the musical
August 5, 1933
A fine morning and a good afternoon only
short by one or two last showers (I didn't shoot
all day finishing it about six). I should the Perogate
of yesterday. Rand shot from a tree a Paramele.
I have not seen it but of adult it certainly
seems another species from that of Pinnacole. He shot
it about 5 meters up a big tree. I got only two of the
common wood sat.
August 6, 1933
A fine day all day. In the morning I
climbed the hill for the first time since the
gas losses came on. After lunch I also climbed
myself for the first time since I won't mention
when (orange I shone off in a basin the last real
wash was at Drula before Mt. A & E). After lunch
I went out up the trail to photograph and took a long
panorama of the Er's Basin and then wandered around
in the grasslands and took my lenses at own spots
that I could not hit. On the way back a gaudy spidred
me so I did not get much anything. I developed a film
that Brass just finished and it was a coker and show
even him the advisability of immediate development.
After supper I skinned the two rats got to day.
August 7, 1933
The morning was fine and until mid-
afternoon when it sprinkled some. About 10.00 o'clock
after I started down the Urnn trail to take some
photos. I got took several of the zoo just below the
crossing and found to my regret that I had no more
film with me so I left the camera there and climbed
to the wood on the other side into which I only went