Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Oct 20th, 2008
Spring is well underway around home here in Victoria, and the bush is alive with birdsong. We’ve been out and about recording in recent weeks, with some lovely results.
In late September, Sarah and I undertook a short (but adventurous!) field trip to Mutawintji National Park in outback NSW (more later!).
We arrived home just in time [...]
Posted in In Nature:, Thailand on Sep 3rd, 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 with formidable claws, [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Sep 3rd, 2008
Pied Butcherbird at Ormiston Gorge, 3am by Listening Earth
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 [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Sep 2nd, 2008
The average time that visitors stay at Uluru (Ayres Rock) National Park is only one and a half days. Which is not only surprising, but very sad, as Uluru is far more than just a picture postcard to be ticked off the tourist itinerary.
Situated on the edge of the great western desert, Uluru is not [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Aug 22nd, 2008
When Sarah and I first began Listening Earth in 1993, I had no training or guidance in how to go about recording nature sounds. I simply turned the recorder on when something interesting caught my ear; a particular species calling, or a pleasing harmony in the sounds around me. As soon as the subject of [...]
Posted in In Nature:, New Releases, Thailand on Aug 21st, 2008
Being in a tropical forest in the depths of night can be one of the most relaxing and meditative experiences for me. In total darkness, with a chorus of nocturnal insects chiming in the night air, I would describe it as being immersed in a hypnotic sound bath. Very peaceful.
So I wanted to create a [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Aug 8th, 2008
Swift Parrots (Lathamus discolor) are pretty little creatures. Not only are they beautiful birds, but there are estimated to be only a few thousand of them left in the wild.
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Posted in Australia, New Releases on Jul 30th, 2008
Nature sounds recorded in the Blue Mountains National Park feature in our latest album release: “The Blue Mountains”. The album is an evocative sound journey into the nature of one of Australia’s most well-known landscapes.Tweet
Posted in India, Society and Nature Sounds on Jul 2nd, 2008
When in India, we found ourselves amused at the variety and volume of car and truck horns. From reedy wheezes, old-time ‘honks’, blarting farts, to an ear-splitting rack of air horns – the range of sounds was extraordinary. Have a listen: Indian traffic, with those ubiquitous airhorns.
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Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Jun 23rd, 2008
Honeyeaters are probably a nuisance to many small forest birds. They can be numerous, and are often quite territorial, with a habit of mobbing and chasing off smaller species.
In some, such as Bell Miners, this trait can lead to them being seen as a significant pest – sometimes even to other honeyeaters! Tweet
