Nature sounds from a Pine Meadow in Thailand
Posted: September 02, 2008
A Rufous Woodpecker flew across the open meadow toward the grove of pine trees in which I was sound recording. It landed on a tree nearby, and I could see its lovely, rusty plumage illuminated by the first rays of morning sunlight. They defy gravity these large woodpeckers, clinging to tree trunks by formidable claws, [...]...
Amphibian Fascinations - 'Frogs, Frogs, Frogs!' nature sounds album
Posted: September 02, 2008
Frog choruses are very appealing, and make some of the most musical of nature recordings. Which is odd in a way, because frogs have very little vocal expression. Sure, they make great noises, but they are unable to modify or express feeling into their vocalisations in the way that mammals or even birds are able [...]...
A beautiful nature sound recording - Pied Butcherbirds in the Australian Outback
Posted: September 02, 2008
There are times when nature's sounds and the physical landscape come together to create a moment that is utterly magical. Such an occasion involved the voice of one of the world's most sublime songbirds, the Pied Butcherbird, and the cathedral-like acoustic of Ormiston Gorge in the Australian desert. The recording we made of the butcher...