Mistletoebird sings while heeding the call of nature
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
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What is in a song? – Blue Wren song slowed down
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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Winter Birdsong in the Australian Bush
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. [...]
Seabird soundscape on the Farne Islands
Posted in Britain, In Nature: on Jul 7th, 2010
Seabird soundscape from the Farne Islands by Listening Earth
No one could say that tens of thousands of seabirds breeding together on a small, rocky island would be anything but noisy. Raucous in fact.
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Puffin Heaven – 38,000 Puffins can’t be wrong!
Posted in Britain, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography, Travel on Jun 30th, 2010
Puffin heaven! – 38,000 of these adorable little birds pack onto the Farne Islands, a dozen rocky islets off the north-east coast of England.
We set out from Seahouses, a small town on the east Northumberland coast. It was a sunny day with barely a puff of wind, which boded well for Andrew who was hoping [...]
Redstart song heard on the Scandianavian Taiga
Posted in In Nature:, Sweden, Travel on Jun 19th, 2010
Redstart song in the Scandinavian Taiga by Listening Earth
This last week, Sarah and I have spent at the small village of Drevdagen, in the highlands near the Norwegian border.
The upland taiga of Sweden is so beautiful – wild and desolate, yet delicate and ephemeral.
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Gnomes at home in the forests of Sweden
Posted in Cultural, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography, Sweden, Travel on Jun 12th, 2010
In 1977, I was given the book Gnomes (written by Wil Huygen and beautifully illustrated by Rien Poortvliet) by my aunt Sally when I was 8 years old – It instantly became my favourite book. I used to pour over the stories and pictures, explaining the habits, family life and mythology of Gnomes, [...]
Dawn Birdsong in Dalarna, The Dales of Sweden
Posted in In Nature:, Sweden, Travel on Jun 12th, 2010
Dawn birdsong in Dalarna, the Dales of Sweden by Listening Earth
Driving out of Stockholm, our first impression of Sweden was of a landscape that seemed like a never-ending golf course.
That doesn’t sound very appreciative, does it? It is probably inspired by the mixture of woodlands and grassy fields, and the sense of a landscape [...]
Our final Dawn Chorus in the Forests of Turkey
Posted in In Nature:, Travel, Turkey on Jun 10th, 2010
Dawn chorus in the Forests of Turkey by Listening Earth
After two months of travelling through Turkey making nature recordings, our final morning in the forests turned out to be a wonderful culmination of all that we have experienced here – a lovely conclusion to our time in this fascinating country.
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The rich birdlife of Turkey’s agricultural lands
Posted in In Nature:, Travel, Turkey on Jun 8th, 2010
Birdsong in Turkey’s agricultural lands by Listening Earth
After many weeks of exploring Turkey’s forested and more wilderness landscapes, it came as a pleasant surprise for us to discover how rich in birdlife her agricultural landscapes were.
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