Posted in Society and Nature Sounds on May 19th, 2008
What is the purpose of zoos? Education? Conservation? Entertainment? Or mere business enterprise? Sarah and I were left pondering this question after a recent visit to Jugong Bird Park in Singapore.Tweet
Posted in In Nature:, Malaysia, Thailand, Travel on May 14th, 2008
The monsoon has finally caught up with us. Not in a torrential downpour kind of way – just steady soaking rainstorms that last an hour or so each day. But it is enough to bring the leeches out in platoons on the forest tracks, and create landslides like this one on the path to our [...]
Posted in Andrew & Sarah's news, In Nature:, Thailand, Travel on Apr 23rd, 2008
I have to mention the Thai Longtail. Not because it is some exotic tropical bird, and sadly not because it is rare or nice to listen to. No. Longtails are both ubiquitous and very, very unpleasantly noisy. Tweet
Posted in In Nature:, Thailand, Travel on Apr 23rd, 2008
I thought I was recording a tropical waterfall, but no, it was just the sweat pouring off me. We have never been so uncomfortably hot and sticky. And it was only 5.30 am.Tweet
Posted in Andrew & Sarah's news, In Nature:, Thailand, Travel on Mar 25th, 2008
Thailand’s border with Myanmar (Burma) is a curious area. The last hills of the great Himalayan range separate two Buddhist nations with a long history of conflict.Tweet
Posted in In Nature:, Thailand, Travel on Mar 15th, 2008
We were anticipating tropical heat on this trip, but the dry Australian summer has not prepared us for the humidity here. Yesterday we sat at lunch with a British expat who was eating an ice cream and perspiring as much as we were. Having finished, he used his ice-cream stick, window-wiper style, to scrape the [...]
Posted in Andrew & Sarah's news, In Nature:, Malaysia, Thailand, Travel on Mar 5th, 2008
Over the next two months, Sarah and I shall be recording and photographing in the forests of Thailand and Malaysia.
For those of you placing orders during this time, Alison will be attending to inquiries and CD orders. She will be able to access emails daily, so if you have any questions or difficulties, just email [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Mar 4th, 2008
A week later, and we have a crazy plan taking shape.
In this time we have crossed Orissa, travelling firstly to Kotagar forest in the southwest, and then Sunaberra in the far west of the state. The latter in particular has been fascinating and given us some lovely recordings. However somewhere along the many kilometres of [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Mar 1st, 2008
Shiva sleeps in the vehicle, and we often feel embarrassed to wake him predawn. but this morning he is up at 4.30 knocking on our door. The air is still, and stars shine through the branches overhead, so conditions are good. Half an hour later we are off, heading out of the guesthouse compound and [...]
Posted in In Nature:, India, New Releases, Travel on Feb 29th, 2008
Back at the ‘Bison Room’, a busload of Indian picnickers has arrived out front, and any peace is shattered by the excited screams of children and a boombox Bollywood soundtrack. The riverfront at Tikapada is a popular picnic spot, so we can anticipate more of this in the coming days.Tweet
