Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Oct 28th, 2010
Chattering song of a Noisy Friarbird by Listening Earth
By no stretch of the imagination could Noisy Friarbirds, Philemon corniculatus, be described as beautiful birds. Even their mothers would have to say they were ugly.
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Posted in Australia, Bird photography, In Nature: on Oct 27th, 2010
Mistletoebird by Listening Earth
This morning I came across a tiny Mistletoebird, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, having a crap.Tweet
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Understanding Nature on Sep 22nd, 2010
Birdsongs often sound like simple, twittery noises to our ears, but what do birds hear? It is difficult to know of course, but the first thing to notice about birdsong is that is often incredibly complex sonically.
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Posted in Andrew & Sarah's news, Australia, In Nature:, Travel on Jul 26th, 2010
Late Winter Birdsong in the Australian Bush by Listening Earth
Ah, it is so good to be home!
After our four month field trip in Turkey, Sweden and the UK, Sarah and I arrived back to our bush home last Wednesday evening. We were tired, but happy to be back in familiar surroundings. [...]
Posted in Australia, Bird photography, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography on Feb 16th, 2010
Tawny Frogmouth (from ‘An Evening in the Australian Bush’ album) by Listening Earth
It’s 10.30 pm, and Andrew and I are about to head off to bed, when we hear a soft thump on the window pane.
From experience we know that a sound like this can only be made by either a large moth attracted [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Feb 2nd, 2010
Subsong of a Grey Shrike Thrush by Listening Earth
Recently I was out recording cicadas, when I came across a Grey Shrike Thrush giving a lovely rendition of subsong.
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Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography on Dec 28th, 2009
The Australian Bustard, Ardeotis australis, is a majestic bird of open country in the remoter parts of Australia.
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Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Dec 26th, 2009
Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters by Listening Earth
It was 2.30am, and Sarah and I listened as gusts of wind and occasional rain-squalls lashed our tent. Our plan of arising early to record the morning’s birdsong was not looking very hopeful. Which was disappointing, as this was our last morning in the Stirling Ranges, and [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature: on May 28th, 2009
To date we have published three nature recordings featuring the coastal and ocean beach sounds. They are understandably popular, as the sounds of the sea are very relaxing.
But customers often ask; what is the difference between these recordings – surely a beach is a beach? So this is a good opportunity to discuss the variety [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature: on May 11th, 2009
The Painted Button Quail, Turnix varia, is a native quail of the drier eucalypt forests of eastern and southern Australia. Whilst they are widespread, they are quite uncommon, and their camouflage plumage makes actually seeing them in the bush a rare treat.
Our first encounter with them was fifteen years ago, whilst sound recording for one [...]
