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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 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 [...]
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.
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, [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
Posted in In Nature:, Travel, Turkey on May 29th, 2010
Dawnsong of Robins in the Black Sea Mountains of Turkey by Listening Earth
During our time in Turkey, we have often found recording a good variety of birdsong difficult and perplexing. Forests where we anticipated symphonies of birdsong were eerily quiet, or we’d find birds singing heartily, only to realise we were [...]
Posted in In Nature:, Travel, Turkey on May 23rd, 2010
Wheatears and Snowmelt by Listening Earth
Those of you in the northern hemisphere who have endured a grueling winter will probably be over the novelty of snow. But for us Australians, it is great to be playing in the white stuff for the first time in many years.
Posted in In Nature:, Travel, Turkey on May 8th, 2010
Pigeons roosting in the ruins of Osk Monastery, Turkey by Listening Earth
Our travels seemed to have entered a strange and slightly hair-raising phase.
The region we’ve now driven into is getting close to the Georgian border, and is known as the Georgian Valleys. It lies at the eastern end of Turkey’s Pontic [...]